Costa Rica's People | Costa Rica People

Population: 4,016,173 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 593,540/female 566,361) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 1,330,481/female 1,300,664) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 104,564/female 120,563) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 26.03 years male: 25.59 years female: 26.5 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.48% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 4.33 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 76.84 years male: 74.26 years female: 79.55 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.28 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 900 (2003 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%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Languages: Spanish (official), English

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 95.9% female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

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