Costa Rica Basic Info

Population: 4,075,261
Age structure: 0-15 years: 27.9% (male 593,541/female 566,362) 15-63 years: 65.4% (male 1,330,482/female 1,300,663) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 104,563/female 120,565)
Median age: Total: 26.04 years male: 25.60 years female: 26.6 years
Population growth rate: 1.47%
Death rate: 4.32 deaths / 1,000 population
Net migration rate: 0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 16 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-63 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 64 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate: Total: 9.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.84 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 76.83 years male: 74.25 years female: 79.53 years
Total fertility rate: 2.27 children born/woman
Nationality: Noun: Costa Rican(s) adjective: Costa Rican
Ethnic groups: White (including mestizo) 93%, black 4%, Amerindian 1.1%, Chinese 1.25%, others 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 75.3%, Evangelical 15.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, Protestant 0.6%, other 4.7%, none 3.7%
Languages: Spanish (official), English.
Literacy: Age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 96.9% female: 96.3%