Costa Rica

Costa Rica People

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.)

Median age
total: 25.7 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 26.2 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
1.52% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
18.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
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
total: 10.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.63 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 79.33 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.33 children born/woman (2004 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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