| People | Costa Rica |
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Population:
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4,195,914 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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83 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 27.2% (male 584,782/female 557,952)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,416,456/female 1,384,692)
65 years and over: 6% (male 116,461/female 135,571) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 27.1 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.388% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.4 years
male: 74.79 years
female: 80.14 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.17 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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900 (2003 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: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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