| People | Costa Rica |
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Population:
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4,253,877 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 63% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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84 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.7% (male 581,916/female 555,216)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 1,443,606/female 1,411,168)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 120,969/female 141,002) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 27.5 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 28 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.356% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.43 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.58 years
male: 74.96 years
female: 80.34 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.14 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,700 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican |
Ethnic groups:
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white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), English |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.9%
male: 94.7%
female: 95.1% (2000 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.9% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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