| Population : |
3,956,507 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 29.5% (male 597,332; female 570,008)
15-64 years: 65% (male 1,300,206; female 1,271,010)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 101,270; female 116,681) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.52% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
4.32 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
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: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 10.26 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 76.63 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 79.33 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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.) |
