Demographics of Costa Rica

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

Ethnic groupswhite (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%

Demographics

Total fertility rate1.92 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence7.08 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index50.7 48.9 49.3

Intentional homicides8.50 per 100,000 people (2012)10.0 per 100,000 people (2011)11.3 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population4.76 Million (2014)4.70 Million (2013)4.64 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.24 % (2014)1.27 % (2013)1.29 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density93.1 capita per square kilometer (2014)91.9 capita per square kilometer (2013)90.7 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people188 per 1,000 people (2011)180 per 1,000 people (2010)166 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road21.0 per km of road (2011)21.0 per km of road (2010)19.1 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions146 per 100 people (2013)112 per 100 people (2012)87.7 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers9.72 per 100 people (2013)9.32 per 100 people (2012)8.73 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users46.0 per 100 people (2013)47.5 per 100 people (2012)39.2 per 100 people (2011)