Costa Rica

Population estimates and projections 5,105,526 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 34.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.33 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.49% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 5,152,950 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.45% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 12.8% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 18.3% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.32 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 10.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 79.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 45.1 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 101.5 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.97% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 1,000 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 12.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.8% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 6.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 19.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 57.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 46.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 53.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 6.6% August 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 11.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 70.0% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$102.9 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$19,970 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$28,443 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$17,930 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 69.2% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 15.8% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 13.6% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$9,721 per person 2025 · World Bank

OECD monthly CPI inflation 0.3% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation -0.1% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 143.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -0.5% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 503.497 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 3.5% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 18.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 90.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 81.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 4.5%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 7.6%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 11.0%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 95.5%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 80.6% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 94.3% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 20.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.3% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 104.8% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 55.0% 2019 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 97.4% 2011 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 106.4% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 121.8% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 80.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 20.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 67.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 84 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.51 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 32.7% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 37.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 6.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 10.2% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 50.5% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 96% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 13.7% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 30.7 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 10.89 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 81.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 83.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 78.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 6.9% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 10.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 9.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 24 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.69 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.1 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 93% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 7.9% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 24.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,163 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 9.8% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 7.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 9.0% 2018 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.1 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 9 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.41 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 87.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 136 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 23.3 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 19.9% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 22,333 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 13.1% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 13.6% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 38.8% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 32.6% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 71.5% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 5.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -0.5% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 22.9% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 14.8 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 1,971,057 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 97.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 34.2% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 1.4% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 58.9% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.61e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.78e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 17.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 3.3 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.63 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 6.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 1.75 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 15.5 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 59.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 28.2% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 17.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 26.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 80.5% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 98.8% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 5.9% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 22,236 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 26.3% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.04e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 41.8%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 19.70e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 194.9e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 3,807 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 31.4% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 32,140 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 105.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 1,402.5 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 50,560 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 45.5 (0 to 100) 2025 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 34.3% 2025 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.8% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 17.1% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 9.7% 2025 · World Bank

Tax revenue 13.5% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 28.6% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.34% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 508 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 661 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 17.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 49.1% 2025 · World Bank