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Costa Rica People 1996

Population:

3,419,114 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

35% (female 585,976; male 617,456)

15-64 years:

60% (female 1,013,491; male 1,036,195)

65 years and over:

5% (female 88,050; male 77,946) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.24% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

24.88 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

3.47 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

78.11 years

male:

76.21 years

female:

80.1 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.01 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Costa Rican(s)

adjective:

Costa Rican

Ethnic divisions:

white (including mestizo) 96%, black 2%, Indian 1%, Chinese 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%

Languages:

Spanish (official), English; spoken around Puerto Limon

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1984)

total population:

93%

male:

93%

female:

93%

Labor force:

868,300

by occupation:

industry and commerce 35.1%, government and services 33%, agriculture 27%, other 4.9% (1985 est.)

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