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Costa Rica's population, (1961-2003). In 2021, Costa Rica had a population of 5,153,957. The population is increasing at a rate of 1.5% per year. At current trends the population will increase to 9,158,000 in about 46 years. [15] The population density is 94 people per square km, the third highest in Central America.
INEC ran its first census in 1864, and the latest was the 10th population and the 6th dwellings census, held in June 2011. Censuses in Costa Rica. 1864. First Population Census. 1883. Second Population Census. 1892. Third Population Census. 1927. Fourth Population Census. 1950. Fifth Population Census. 1963. Sixth Population Census. 1973.
Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million [12] [13] in a land area of 51,060 km 2 (19,710 sq mi).
The economy of Costa Rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and moderate inflation, though with a high unemployment rate: 11.49% in 2019. [16] Costa Rica's economy emerged from recession in 1997 and has shown strong aggregate growth since then.
In El Salvador and Nicaragua the Mestizo population is the majority. In Costa Rica the mestizo population is the first ethnic minority, although according to the surveys it is seen as the same group with the Whites, the majority of the population is made up of whites/mestizos. Europeans Young Costa Ricans in San José.
Costa Rican Central Valley. / 9.917°N 84.067°W / 9.917; -84.067. The Central Valley ( Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanoes, the latter part of the Central Range.
According to the U.S. State Department, about 70,000 Americans live in the country. [1] American retirees, many of whom are Baby boomers, flocked to Costa Rica’s tropical beaches to retire as they’re drawn to its biodiversity, the political stability, and its relative low cost health care. The number of Americans who collect their Social ...
At the 2011 census, the number of immigrants in Costa Rica totaled about 390,000 individuals, or about 9% of the country's population. [1] [2] Following a considerable drop from 1950 through 1980, immigration to Costa Rica has increased in recent decades.