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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > People

COSTA RICAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age structure > 0-14 years 28.9 [112nd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 65.5 [107th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over 5.7 % [110th of 225]
Chinese population 63,000 [22nd of 127]
Gender development 0.814 [39th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.579 [26th of 65]
Percentage living in urban areas 61% [90th of 199]
Persons per room 0.9 [37th of 60]
Population in 2015 4,983 [115th of 225]
Projected population growth 51% [68th of 141]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 [82nd of 223]
Urbanization 60 [89th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 42.5% [81st of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 100 [30th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 70 [103rd of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 75 [24th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 105 [125th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 29 [109th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 43 [114th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 98 [61st of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

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