Population:
4,253,877 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 581,916/female 555,216)
15-64 years:
67.1% (male 1,443,606/female 1,411,168)
65 years and over:
6.2% (male 120,969/female 141,002) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 27.5 years
male:
27.1 years
female:
28 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.356% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
17.43 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
4.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 63% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
7.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.58 years
male:
74.96 years
female:
80.34 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.4% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,700 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases:
dengue fever (2009)
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:
94.9%
male:
94.7%
female:
95.1% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male:
12 years
female:
12 years (2005)
Education expenditures:
4.9% of GDP (2004)
