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The population of Costa Rica is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.
The population of Costa Rica grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 18th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Panama.
Population data for Costa Rica has been rated as Grade C - Unreliable for Many Purposes. The primary reasons being that Costa Rica last conducted a national census in 2011 and 99.6% of births in Costa Rica are recorded.
Costa Rica last conducted a national census in 2011 and 99.6% of births are recorded.
Costa Rica's data quality ranks 73rd out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Americas region, Costa Rica ranks 12th for the region.
It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Costa Rica.