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.) |
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.) |