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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > People

African diaspora > Afro-descendants 3% [27th of 34]
African diaspora > Population 122,257.83 [25th of 34]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > % Black Lower 2 % [11th of 13]
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Comments
Predominantly mestizo with more important white elements, and some black contributions going back to colonial days. There are 66,000 people of Jamaican ancestry.
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Black Upper 66000
Afro-Latin American > IDB population estimates > Total Pop 3. 3 million
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.52 Time series [113rd of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 28.9 [112nd of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 557,952 Time series [115th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 27.2% Time series [113rd of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 584,782 Time series [115th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 65.5 [107th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 1,384,692 Time series [123rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 66.8% Time series [84th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 1,416,456 Time series [122nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 135,571 Time series [121st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 6% Time series [106th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 116,461 Time series [118th of 225]
Asian Latin American population > Composition > Indian 16 [13th of 14]
Chinese population 63,000 [22nd of 127]
Female population > Age 10-14 193,847 [113rd of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.76 [112nd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 197,851 [114th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 4.85 [105th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 188,131 [115th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.62 [81st of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 160,336 [119th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.93 [96th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 151,152 [122nd of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.71 [81st of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 144,036 [121st of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.53 [91st of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 138,045 [119th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.39 [97th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 124,864 [119th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.06 [93rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 96,690 [116th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.37 [104th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 73,119 [120th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.79 [101st of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 55,122 [121st of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.35 [107th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 41,316 [130th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.01 [123rd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 33,007 [126th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.81 [116th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 24,647 [120th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.6 [111st of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 25,697 [102nd of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.63 [96th of 224]
Gender development 0.814 [39th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.579 [26th of 65]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital
San José
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
80 (est.)
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > % of > Jews 0.06 % [7th of 12]
History of the Jews in Latin America > Current Jewish populations > Jewish > Population 2,409 [9th of 11]
Male population > Age 10-14 203,167 [114th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.99 [110th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 207,223 [112nd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.08 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 199,023 [115th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.88 [66th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 170,290 [116th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.18 [73rd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 158,762 [121st of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.9 [65th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 148,121 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.63 [87th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 136,728 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.36 [98th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 121,003 [117th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.97 [95th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 93,776 [115th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.3 [104th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 71,048 [114th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.74 [102nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 53,776 [115th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.32 [100th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 39,714 [123rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.97 [112nd of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 30,064 [121st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.74 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 20,706 [118th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.51 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 17,557 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.43 [89th of 224]
North American countries by population density > Density 78 [25th of 36]
North American countries by population density > Population 4,016,173 [11th of 36]
Percentage living in rural areas. 39% [112nd of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 61% [90th of 199]
Persons per room 0.9 [37th of 60]
Population > CIA Factbook 4,195,914 Time series [123rd of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 28.36 % Time series [106th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 65.82 % Time series [69th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 5.82 % Time series [82nd of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.73 annual % Time series [72nd of 195]
Population in largest city 1,216,787 Time series [90th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 45.57 % Time series [18th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 1,216,787 Time series [91st of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.2 % Time series [163rd of 190]
Projected population growth 51% [68th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 21 Aug 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 1,657,328 Time series [114th of 193]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.33 annual % Time series [99th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 [82nd of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.02 [66th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [74th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.95 [31st of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1 [83rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 0.97 [214th of 215]
Total Population 4,075,261 [123rd of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 397,014 [113rd of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 9.74 [109th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 405,074 [112nd of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 9.94 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 387,154 [115th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 9.5 [71st of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 330,626 [119th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 8.11 [82nd of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 309,914 [120th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.6 [71st of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 292,157 [119th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 7.17 [87th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 274,773 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 6.74 [100th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 245,867 [116th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 6.03 [92nd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 190,466 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 4.67 [104th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 144,167 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.54 [100th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 108,898 [120th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.67 [100th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 81,030 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.99 [115th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 63,071 [123rd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.55 [109th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 45,353 [119th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.11 [108th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 43,254 [102nd of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.06 [93rd of 224]
Total Population > Female 2,017,209 [125th of 227]
Total Population > Male 2,058,052 [122nd of 227]
Urban population 2,669,900 Time series [107th of 195]
Urban population growth > annual % 2.61 annual % Time series [75th of 195]
Urbanization 60 [89th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 42.5% [81st of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 66.5% [73rd 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]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora; Wikipedia: African diaspora ; Wikipedia: Afro-Latin American ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Asian Latin American ; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Latin America ; Wikipedia: List of North American countries by population density ; 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 Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; 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

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