| Population: |
3,773,057 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.65% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
20.27 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
11.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
76.02 years
male:
73.49 years
female:
78.68 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.54% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
12,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
750 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Costa Rican(s)
adjective:
Costa Rican
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| Ethnic groups: |
white (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
94.8%
male:
94.7%
female:
95% (1995 est.)
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