costa rica population
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)Median age:total: 26.03 yearsmale: 25.59 yearsfemale: 26.5 years (2005)Population growth rate:1.48% (2005 est.)Birth rate:18.6 births / 1,000 population (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 (2005)under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (2005)total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)Infant mortality rate:total: 9.95 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)male: 10.85 deaths / 1,000 live birthsfemale: 9 deaths / 1,000 live birthsLife expectancy at birth:total: 76.84 years (2005 est.)male: 74.26 yearsfemale: 79.55 yearsTotal 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 RicanEthnic groups:white 94% (including mestizo), 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), EnglishLiteracy:definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96%male: 95.9%female: 96.1% (2003)
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costa rica populationPopulation:3,896,092 (July 2003)
Age structure:0-14 years: 30.1% (male:600,812; female:573,375)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male:1,269,667; female:1,241,097)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male:98,156; female:112,985)
Population growth rate:1.56 % (2003 est.)
Birth rate:19.4 births / 1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:4.31 deaths / 1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:0.51 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female(s)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female(s)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female(s)
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female(s)
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female(s)
Infant mortality rate:total: 10.56 deaths / 1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 11.49 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 9.59 deaths / 1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:total: 76.43 years (2003 est.)
male: 73.87 years
female: 79.11 years
Total fertility rate:2.38 children born/woman (2003)
Nationality:noun: Costa Rican(s)
adjective: Costa Rican
Ethnic groups:white 94% (including mestizo); 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 spoken around Puerto Limon
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96 %
male: 95.9 %
female: 96.1 %
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posted by costa rica population : 11:15 AM
A majority of the people of Costa Rica are of European, largely Spanish, ancestry. Whites and mestizos (people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry) account for about 96 percent of the population; the small black community is largely of Jamaican origin. About 39 percent of the population is defined as rural. Spanish is the official language, but English is also spoken by many people, including most of the ethnic Jamaicans. Roman Catholicism is the state religion, but freedom of worship is guaranteed by the constitution. The population of Costa Rica (2005 estimate) is 4,016,173, giving the country an overall population density of 79 persons per sq km (205 per sq mi).
