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Costa Rica: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,153,957 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 0.6 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 45.093 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 81.425 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 6.7 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 79.277 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 12.71 billion kWh (2021) #98
Consumption 10.66 billion kWh (2021) #98
Exports 1.01 billion kWh (2021) #66
Imports 0.01 billion kWh (2021) #117
Renewable Electricity Generation 12.71 billion kWh (2021) #56

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.4 thousand bbl/day (2021) #109
Consumption 51.42 thousand bbl/day (2021) #102
Exports (Refined) [3] 1.3 thousand bbl/day (2013) #75
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 161 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 8,495,585 (2018 est.)
Highways 5,035 km (2017)
Internet Users 3,217,277 (2016 est.)
Railways 278 km (2014)
Telephones 774,303 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama
Total Area51,100 sq. km
Land Area51,060 sq. km
Water Area40 sq. km
Coastline1,290 km
Climatetropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands
Terraincoastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Cerro Chirripo 3,819 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020