Population Statistics of Costa Rica
Also see The Economy of Costa Rica
Population:
4,133,884 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.8% (male 587,395/female 560,408)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 1,388,114/female 1,357,157)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 111,758/female 129,052) (2007 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.8 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.412% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
18.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
4.39 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.023 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.866 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.21 years
male: 74.61 years
female: 79.94 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.21 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS:
12,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS – deaths:
900 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican
Ethnic groups:
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Languages:
Spanish (official), English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)
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