Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.49% a year in Costa Rica and 1.36% a year in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 0.87 percentage points, or 2.77 times that in Costa Rica.

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% a year · UN

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.49% a year in Costa Rica and 1.36% a year in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 0.87 percentage points, or 2.77 times that in Costa Rica.
Costa RicaNicaraguaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Nicaragua has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Costa Rica.
  • In 2023, Costa Rica ranked 142 and Nicaragua ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Costa Rica at -1% a year and Nicaragua at -0.43% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCosta RicaNicaraguaWorld
20230.491.360.87
20220.441.380.88
20210.421.190.8
20200.61.220.9
20190.791.281.03
20180.891.311.07
20170.921.321.13
20160.971.341.17
20151.051.351.18
20141.071.371.22
20131.081.381.23
20121.151.41.27
20111.181.411.26
20101.171.421.27
20091.321.421.28
20081.361.431.28
20071.351.441.28
20061.351.441.28
20051.451.421.27
20041.441.191.28
20031.51.181.29
20021.581.181.3
20011.731.241.33
20001.861.341.35
19992.021.421.35
19982.121.451.37
19972.211.611.39
19962.311.731.42
19952.381.991.45
19942.432.081.47
19932.482.161.52
19922.522.231.57
19912.542.31.63
19902.552.321.76
19892.52.361.78
19882.542.331.79
19872.612.261.84
19862.682.331.83
19852.742.351.8
19842.752.421.8
19832.752.551.78
19822.742.711.86
19812.732.781.82
19802.722.871.8
19792.722.61.79
19782.682.81.74
19772.652.991.75
19762.623.031.78
19752.583.051.8
19742.563.071.88
19732.543.091.94
19722.572.711.97
19712.633.111.97
19702.693.122.06
19692.783.142.06
19682.833.142.09
19673.033.132
19663.163.112.04
19653.293.082.09
19643.413.042.16
19633.533.022.28
19623.6432.11
19613.712.991.67
19603.752.991.58
19593.7631.73
19583.742.992
19573.692.972.07
19563.652.951.98
19553.612.922.01
19543.572.891.99
19533.532.871.9
19523.452.851.94
19513.42.821.75
19503.322.841.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCosta RicaNicaraguaWorld
20240.460.27–0.661.330.8–1.950.86
20250.440.2–0.661.290.75–1.910.84
20260.410.14–0.651.260.69–1.860.83
20270.390.08–0.661.220.68–1.840.81
20280.370.04–0.651.190.62–1.810.8
20290.35-0.01–0.651.150.57–1.760.78
20300.33-0.05–0.641.110.53–1.710.76
20310.31-0.07–0.641.080.49–1.710.75
20320.29-0.1–0.621.050.44–1.660.73
20330.27-0.13–0.621.020.4–1.640.72
20340.25-0.17–0.60.990.39–1.630.7
20350.23-0.22–0.590.960.35–1.60.69
20360.2-0.25–0.570.930.31–1.550.67
20370.18-0.25–0.560.90.29–1.530.65
20380.16-0.29–0.560.870.27–1.50.64
20390.13-0.33–0.530.830.24–1.470.62
20400.11-0.36–0.510.810.18–1.440.61
20410.08-0.4–0.50.780.14–1.40.59
20420.06-0.44–0.50.750.09–1.40.57
20430.03-0.48–0.480.720.07–1.40.56
20440-0.49–0.450.70.01–1.380.54
2045-0.03-0.53–0.420.67-0.04–1.380.52
2046-0.06-0.56–0.40.64-0.06–1.350.5
2047-0.09-0.6–0.380.62-0.11–1.350.48
2048-0.12-0.64–0.340.59-0.1–1.320.46
2049-0.14-0.67–0.350.56-0.18–1.290.44
2050-0.17-0.72–0.30.53-0.26–1.270.42
2051-0.2-0.74–0.280.5-0.26–1.260.4
2052-0.24-0.81–0.240.47-0.3–1.240.38
2053-0.27-0.85–0.210.44-0.36–1.210.36
2054-0.29-0.88–0.20.42-0.4–1.210.34
2055-0.32-0.92–0.180.39-0.45–1.180.33
2056-0.34-0.96–0.160.36-0.51–1.160.31
2057-0.37-0.99–0.160.34-0.57–1.140.3
2058-0.39-1.04–0.170.32-0.57–1.120.28
2059-0.41-1.05–0.150.29-0.59–1.110.27
2060-0.44-1.1–0.150.26-0.64–1.10.25
2061-0.46-1.14–0.150.23-0.69–1.060.24
2062-0.47-1.19–0.160.21-0.72–1.060.23
2063-0.5-1.22–0.140.19-0.8–1.080.22
2064-0.51-1.26–0.130.16-0.86–1.040.21
2065-0.53-1.28–0.120.14-0.89–1.060.2
2066-0.55-1.33–0.120.12-0.94–1.040.19
2067-0.56-1.36–0.10.09-0.98–1.020.18
2068-0.58-1.4–0.080.07-0.94–10.17
2069-0.61-1.45–0.090.05-1.03–0.990.16
2070-0.63-1.49–0.080.02-1.06–0.990.15
2071-0.65-1.53–0.090-1.08–0.960.14
2072-0.67-1.55–0.08-0.02-1.13–0.970.13
2073-0.69-1.61–0.08-0.04-1.17–0.940.12
2074-0.72-1.61–0.1-0.07-1.24–0.970.1
2075-0.74-1.67–0.07-0.07-1.27–0.970.09
2076-0.76-1.71–0.06-0.1-1.34–0.960.08
2077-0.78-1.77–0.05-0.12-1.34–0.930.07
2078-0.8-1.81–0.03-0.13-1.4–0.970.06
2079-0.82-1.86–0.03-0.16-1.39–0.990.05
2080-0.84-1.86–0.03-0.18-1.41–0.930.04
2081-0.86-1.92–0.01-0.2-1.49–0.970.03
2082-0.88-1.97–-0.03-0.21-1.53–0.950.02
2083-0.89-2.03–-0.02-0.22-1.53–0.980.01
2084-0.91-2.08–-0.04-0.24-1.57–0.93-0
2085-0.93-2.11–-0.03-0.25-1.59–0.92-0.01
2086-0.94-2.12–-0.04-0.27-1.66–0.94-0.02
2087-0.95-2.19–-0.04-0.28-1.71–0.97-0.03
2088-0.96-2.19–-0.04-0.29-1.71–0.96-0.04
2089-0.97-2.26–-0.04-0.31-1.74–0.92-0.05
2090-0.98-2.3–-0.03-0.31-1.76–0.94-0.05
2091-0.99-2.36–-0.01-0.33-1.84–0.92-0.06
2092-0.99-2.38–0-0.34-1.94–0.94-0.07
2093-0.99-2.46–-0.01-0.35-1.94–0.92-0.07
2094-0.99-2.45–-0-0.36-1.93–0.93-0.08
2095-1-2.44–0.03-0.37-1.93–0.92-0.09
2096-1-2.48–0.02-0.38-2.01–0.93-0.1
2097-1-2.52–0-0.39-2.03–0.9-0.11
2098-1-2.56–-0-0.41-2.1–0.95-0.11
2099-1-2.55–0.04-0.42-2.1–0.95-0.12
2100-1-2.61–0.05-0.43-2.13–0.92-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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