Male population — all countries

Male population — Costa Rica

Male population in Costa Rica in 2025 — 2,545,669 people. Ranked 127 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 281.6%.

2025 2.55M people +0.43% vs 2024
World rank 127of 217
Period maximum 2.55M people2025
Period minimum 667,110 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Costa Rica, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 667,110 people1962: 718,581 people1964: 771,283 people1966: 823,808 people1968: 875,017 people1970: 924,970 people1972: 974,836 people1974: 1,025,647 people1976: 1,079,577 people1978: 1,137,648 people1980: 1,200,417 people1982: 1,267,410 people1984: 1,338,975 people1986: 1,414,077 people1988: 1,489,780 people1990: 1,566,169 people1992: 1,645,103 people1994: 1,724,969 people1996: 1,804,514 people1998: 1,881,776 people2000: 1,955,690 people2002: 2,022,714 people2004: 2,083,366 people2006: 2,142,452 people2008: 2,200,182 people2010: 2,256,689 people2012: 2,309,765 people2014: 2,360,755 people2016: 2,409,720 people2018: 2,454,074 people2020: 2,490,812 people2022: 2,512,039 people2024: 2,534,728 people2025: 2,545,669 people
Change over the period: +1.88M (+281.6%) Average annual rate: 2.08 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 2.55M people
World 4.13B people
Central America computed 90.31M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.36B people
Male population — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.55M +10,941 +0.43%
2024 2.53M +11,595 +0.46%
2023 2.52M +11,094 +0.44%
2022 2.51M +9,690 +0.39%
2021 2.5M +11,537 +0.46%
2020 2.49M +16,514 +0.67%
2019 2.47M +20,224 +0.82%
2018 2.45M +21,733 +0.89%
2017 2.43M +22,621 +0.94%
2016 2.41M +23,956 +1%
2015 2.39M +25,009 +1.06%
2014 2.36M +25,162 +1.08%
2013 2.34M +25,828 +1.12%
2012 2.31M +26,695 +1.17%
2011 2.28M +26,381 +1.17%
2010 2.26M +27,400 +1.23%
2009 2.23M +29,107 +1.32%
2008 2.2M +29,098 +1.34%
2007 2.17M +28,632 +1.34%
2006 2.14M +29,272 +1.39%
2005 2.11M +29,814 +1.43%
2004 2.08M +29,873 +1.45%
2003 2.05M +30,779 +1.52%
2002 2.02M +32,505 +1.63%
2001 1.99M +34,519 +1.77%
2000 1.96M +36,298 +1.89%
1999 1.92M +37,616 +2%
1998 1.88M +38,283 +2.08%
1997 1.84M +38,979 +2.16%
1996 1.8M +39,629 +2.25%
1995 1.76M +39,916 +2.31%
1994 1.72M +39,949 +2.37%
1993 1.69M +39,917 +2.43%
1992 1.65M +39,665 +2.47%
1991 1.61M +39,269 +2.51%
1990 1.57M +38,522 +2.52%
1989 1.53M +37,867 +2.54%
1988 1.49M +37,819 +2.6%
1987 1.45M +37,884 +2.68%
1986 1.41M +37,817 +2.75%
1985 1.38M +37,285 +2.78%
1984 1.34M +36,330 +2.79%
1983 1.3M +35,235 +2.78%
1982 1.27M +34,067 +2.76%
1981 1.23M +32,926 +2.74%
1980 1.2M +31,947 +2.73%
1979 1.17M +30,822 +2.71%
1978 1.14M +29,578 +2.67%
1977 1.11M +28,493 +2.64%
1976 1.08M +27,430 +2.61%
1975 1.05M +26,500 +2.58%
1974 1.03M +25,678 +2.57%
1973 999,969 +25,133 +2.58%
1972 974,836 +24,956 +2.63%
1971 949,880 +24,910 +2.69%
1970 924,970 +24,988 +2.78%
1969 899,982 +24,965 +2.85%
1968 875,017 +25,306 +2.98%
1967 849,711 +25,903 +3.14%
1966 823,808 +26,176 +3.28%
1965 797,632 +26,349 +3.42%
1964 771,283 +26,395 +3.54%
1963 744,888 +26,307 +3.66%
1962 718,581 +26,013 +3.76%
1961 692,568 +25,458 +3.82%
1960 667,110

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.