Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Births and deaths projected to 2100 was 27,863 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27,863
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
33,230
in 2021
All-time low
10,030
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica stood at 27,863.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica peaked at 33,230 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,030, in 1980.
Costa Rica ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11,234 | — |
| 1951 | 11,347 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 11,526 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 11,406 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 11,365 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 11,398 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 11,363 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 11,513 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 11,491 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 11,484 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 11,502 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 11,586 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 11,690 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 11,901 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 12,035 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 12,089 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 12,041 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 11,913 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 11,872 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 11,642 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 11,530 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 11,304 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 11,090 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 10,842 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 10,620 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 10,354 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 10,183 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 10,120 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 10,084 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 10,062 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 10,030 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 10,096 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10,141 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 10,229 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 10,359 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 10,623 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10,874 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11,021 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 11,132 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 11,257 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11,472 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 11,799 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 12,140 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 12,721 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 13,240 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 13,642 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 14,211 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 14,558 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 14,806 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 15,160 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 15,426 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15,608 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15,737 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15,984 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 16,201 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16,380 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16,817 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17,487 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 18,133 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 18,601 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19,389 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 19,763 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 20,075 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20,432 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21,217 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 21,767 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23,470 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 24,392 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25,065 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 25,621 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 28,054 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 33,230 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 31,027 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 27,863 | -10.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27,863 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27,863 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,413 | 11,234 | 11,526 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,827 | 11,502 | 12,089 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,619 | 10,062 | 11,530 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,576 | 10,030 | 11,257 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,375 | 11,472 | 15,160 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,637 | 15,426 | 18,601 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,119 | 19,389 | 25,621 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,044 | 27,863 | 33,230 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica?
- Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Costa Rica was 27,863 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33,230 in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,030 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for births and deaths projected to 2100?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths projected to 2100 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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