Population 3,834,934 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 30.8% (male 603,270; female 575,766)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 1,239,618; female 1,211,641)
65 years and over: 5.3% (male 95,182; female 109,457) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.61% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 19.83 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 10.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.22 years
female: 78.89 years (2002 est.)
male: 73.68 years

Total fertility rate 2.42 children born/woman (2002 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: 95.5%
male: 95.5%
female: 95.5% (1999 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Costa Rica on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Costa Rica People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Costa Rica People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.