Short facts about people of Costa Rica

Population:

3,773,057 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  31.38% (male 605,728; female 578,128) 15-64 years:  63.37% (male 1,209,084; female 1,181,754) 65 years and over:  5.25% (male 92,314; female 106,049) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.65% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.27 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

11.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  76.02 years male:  73.49 years female:  78.68 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.54% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

12,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

750 (1999 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%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Languages:

Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  94.8% male:  94.7% female:  95% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook