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Costa Rica has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.
Here are estimated population figures for Costa Rica for select years:
1950: Approximately 830,000
1960: Approximately 1.2 million
1970: Approximately 1.8 million
1980: Approximately 2.4 million
1990: Approximately 2.9 million
2000: Approximately 3.8 million
2010: Approximately 4.6 million
2020: Approximately 5.1 million
Please keep in mind that these figures are approximate and based on available historical data. Population figures for subsequent years beyond my knowledge cutoff date are not available in my database. You may want to check with more recent and authoritative sources for the latest population data for Costa Rica.