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Costa Rica Population Statistics

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The Population of Costa Rica.

According to the last census of Costa Rica (2011) the population of Costa Rica was 4,301,712

ItemYear 2011
Total Population4,301,712
Male Population2,106,188
Female Population2,195,524

The population is spread among the 7 provinces of Costa Rica as follows:

San Jose32.6%
Alajuela19.7%
Cartago11.4%
Heredia10.1%
Puntarenas9.6%
Limon9.0%
Guanacaste7.6%

Breakdown of the Population

ItemPercentage
Under the age of 58.8%
Age 5 to 1215%
Age 13 to 1710%
Age 18 to 2413.6%
Age 25 to 5944.3%
Age 60 and older8.4%

General Population Information

ItemYear 2011
Size of Average Household3.7
Density Inhabitants per Km 284
Life Expectancy79

The graph below shows the population growth of Costa Rica from 1864 to 2011.   It was not until the 1960’s that the total population of Costa Rica went over 1 million persons.

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The chart below is the predicted population growth estimate for the years 2012-2025.  The estimations was done by the Costa Rican Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).

YearPopulationMaleFemale
20124 652 4592 351 0322 301 427
20134 713 1682 380 8502 332 318
20144 773 1302 410 3232 362 807
20154 832 2342 439 3332 392 901
20164 890 3792 467 8292 422 551
20174 947 4902 495 7702 451 720
20185 003 4022 523 0722 480 330
20195 058 0072 549 6772 508 330
20205 111 2382 575 5502 535 688
                               
20215 163 0382 600 6602 562 378
20225 213 3742 624 9892 588 385
20235 262 2372 648 5312 613 705
20245 309 6382 671 2922 638 345
20255 355 5922 693 2802 662 312

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