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| COSTA RICAN PEOPLE STATS: |
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Age structure > 0-14 years
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28.9 |
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[112nd of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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65.5 |
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[107th of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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5.7 %
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[110th of 225]
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Birth rate
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17.71 births/1,000 population |
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[116th of 226]
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Chinese population
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63,000 |
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[22nd of 127]
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Death rate
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4.31 deaths/1,000 population |
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[204th of 226]
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Ethnic groups
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1% |
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Gender development
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0.814 |
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[39th of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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61% |
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[90th of 199]
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Population
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4,195,914 |
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[123rd of 242]
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Population growth rate
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1.388% |
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[100th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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4,983 |
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[115th of 225]
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Projected population growth
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51% |
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[68th of 141]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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1.02 |
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[82nd of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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1.02 male(s)/female |
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[54th of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.05 male(s)/female |
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[72nd of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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2.17 children born/woman |
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[119th of 225]
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Total Population
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4,075,261 |
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[123rd of 227]
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Urban population
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2,669,900
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[107th of 195]
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Urbanization
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60 |
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[89th of 204]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; 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; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica
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