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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]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Age structure > 65 years and over 5.7 % [110th of 225]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Birth rate 17.71 births/1,000 population Time series [116th of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Chinese population 63,000 [22nd of 127]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Death rate 4.31 deaths/1,000 population Time series [204th of 226]
Source: University Libraries, Ohio University
Ethnic groups
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Gender development 0.814 [39th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Percentage living in urban areas 61% [90th of 199]
Source: Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002
Population 4,195,914 Time series [123rd of 242]
Source: 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
Population growth rate 1.388% Time series [100th of 235]
Source: World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook
Population in 2015 4,983 [115th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Projected population growth 51% [68th of 141]
Source: 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
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.02 [82nd of 223]
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org
Sex ratio > Total population 1.02 male(s)/female Time series [54th of 224]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [72nd of 224]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total fertility rate 2.17 children born/woman Time series [119th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total Population 4,075,261 [123rd of 227]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Urban population 2,669,900 Time series [107th of 195]
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Urbanization 60 [89th of 204]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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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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