| People | Costa Rica |
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Population:
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4,576,562 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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90 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 64% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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SAN JOSE (capital) 1.416 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.6% (male 574,876/female 549,664)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 1,588,940/female 1,571,573)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 135,017/female 156,492) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 28.8 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 29.2 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.308% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.54 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 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: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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44 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.72 years
male: 75.1 years
female: 80.46 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.93 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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10.5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.32 physicians/1,000 population (2000) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.2 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 91% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 9% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 95% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 5% of population (2008) |
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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0.3% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,800 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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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6.3% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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