Age structure:
0-14 years:
32% (male 609,051; female 581,302)
15-64 years:
63% (male 1,177,262; female 1,150,673)
65 years and over:
5% (male 89,541; female 102,729) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.69% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.69 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 11.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.82 years
male:
73.3 years
female:
78.47 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.52 children born/woman (2000 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 85%, Evangelical Protestant, approximately 14%, other less than 1%
Languages: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon
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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