Key demographics
- Population
- 5.3M
- Density
- 103.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.833 (Very High)
- Gini index (2019)
- 48.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.32
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.7%
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 97.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 65.3%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- -6.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 45.1%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 36.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.32
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 3.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 72.6% |
| No religion | 27.0% |
| Others | 0.4% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White | 83.6% |
| Mulatto | 6.7% |
| Indigenous | 2.4% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Others | 6.2% |
- Demonym (male)
- Costa Rican
- Demonym (female)
- Costa Rican
- National anthem
- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 67.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 2.69/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 3.07/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,163
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 24.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2011)
- 97.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 5.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 429
- Internet users (2024)
- 87.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 136.0/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 23.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2,000/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 23.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 51,100 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Calling codes
- +506
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .cr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Costa Rica is composed of five horizontal bands of blue, white, red, white and blue. The central red band is twice the height of the other four bands. The national coat of arms is placed in a white elliptical disk toward the hoist side of the red band.
- National anthem
- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera