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Population>
Costa Rica
Population (ten thousands)
521.2
(2023)
[32/38countries]
Popuation growth (annual)
0.6%
(2023)
[22/38countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population
19.8%
(2023)
[5/38countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population
69.0%
(2023)
[3/38countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population
11.2%
(2023)
[35/38countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
77.3
(2022)
[31/38countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
80.0
(2022)
[34/38countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
74.8
(2022)
[29/38countries]
Population density (per square kilometer)
100.9
(2021)
[21/38countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
28.0%
(2023)
[14/31countries]
Marriage and sex>
Costa Rica
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population)
4.4
(2022)
[17/38countries]
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population)
2.8
(2022)
[3/35countries]
Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year)
0.76
(2008-2020)
[5/37countries]
Birth>
Costa Rica
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
1.52
(2022)
[18/38countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
11.7
(2022)
[6/38countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
22
(2020)
[3/38countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
6.9
(2022)
[4/38countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
8
(2021)
[4/38countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
35.7
(2022)
[3/38countries]
% of births outside of marriage
72.5%
(2020)
[2/37countries]
Parent-child relations>
Costa Rica
Family>
Costa Rica
Family benefits public spending as % of GDP
0.98%
(2019)
[35/38countries]
Domestic problems>
Costa Rica
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
9.5%
(2022)
[3/19countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
7.6%
(2022)
[9/21countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%)
27%
(2018)
[3/35countries]
Migration>
Costa Rica
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
10.2%
(2020)
[25/38countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
23,422
(2023)
[29/38countries]