Population (Mid-2012) - 4,481,000
Density (people per sq. km) - 92 Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people) - 3 Birth Rate (# per 1000 people) - 16 Death Rate (# per 1000 people) - 4 Rate of Natural Increase - 1.2% Population Growth Rate - 1.5% Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births) - 8.8 Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman) - 1.8 |
Population Age <15 - 24%
Population Ages 65+ - 7% Dependency Rate - 31% Life Expectancy at Birth (total) - 79 Life Expectancy at Birth Females - 82 Life Expectancy at Birth Males - 77 Primary School Completion Rate Females - 97% Primary School Completion Rate Males - 95% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females - N/A Secondary School Enrollment Net Males - N/A |
GNI PPP per capita in US$ - $10,930
Population Living Below US$2 per day - 5% Economically Active Females 15+ - 49% Economically Active Males 15+ - 80% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100) - 42 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000) - 201 Undernourished Population - 5.0% Underweight Children Under Age 5 - N/A HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49 - 0.3% |
Costa Rica is in Stage 3 according to the Demographic Transition Model. Due to improved medical care and diet the birth rate is declining fairly rapidly. Improvements in medical care, water supplies and sanitation leads to a lower death rate. The shape of the more recent Age/Sex diagram most closely relates to that of Stage 3.