In 2022, the total population of Costa Rica amounted to about 5.18 million. The number of men who lived in Costa Rica was nearly the same as the number of women, with approximately 2.59 million inhabitants of each gender. Population figures in this Central American country show a maintained upward trend at least since 2008.
Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants)
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World Bank. (July 13, 2023). Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants)." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. (2023). Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Total Population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by Gender (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank, Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2022, by gender (in million inhabitants) [Graph], World Bank, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/