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Costa Rica:
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Other pages in this profile of Costa Rica:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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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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