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Costa Rica Population 2022
Costa Rica officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America. Its bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.
According to the last census of Costa Rica (2011), the population of Costa Rica was 4,301,712. As per the World Population Prospects, 2019 by the United Nations, the population of Costa Rica in 2022 is 5,094,114 (5 million)
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
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Population of Costa Rica in 2022 – 5.1 million (Approx)
| Costa Rica | 2022 Population |
| Total Population | 5,094,114 |
| Central America Rank | 5 |
| Land Area | 51,060 sq.km (19,710 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 5 |
| Pop. Density | 100 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | San Jose |
| Fertility Rate | 1.76 |
| Infant mortality rate | 6.3 |
| Median Age | 33.5 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 80.94 years |
| Urban Population | 80% |
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Religion in Costa Rica
Christianity is the largest religion in Costa Rica and 83.1% of the population follows Christianity. Among Christians in Costa Rica, Catholics have the most adherents followed by the Protestants.
For the Latest estimates, According to the 2020 report by the Latino barometer, 54.8% of the population followed Roman Catholicism, and 26.8% are Protestants (25% Evangelical; 0.6% Methodist; 0.2% Baptism; 0.7% Adventist and 0.3% others protestant churches). Other Christians include 0.8% Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 0.7% Mormons.
15.9% of the population doesn’t affiliate with any religion. Non-Christian-based faiths population is at 1.2%.
Non-Christian Faith includes Jewish, Islam, Baháʼí Faith, and Buddism are the main minority religions.
According to a 2020 report by the Latino barometer religion percentage in Costa Rica is as follows
| Religion / Affiliations | Percent |
| Catholic | 54.8% |
| Protestants | 26.8% |
| – Evangelical (no specific) | – 25.0% |
| – Evangelical baptism | – 0.2% |
| – Evangelical Methodist | – 0.6% |
| – Evangelical Pentecostal | – 0.1% |
| – Adventist | – 0.7% |
| – Protestant Others | 0.2% |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | 0.8% |
| Mormón | 0.7% |
| Believers, not belong to the church | 1.0% |
| Other Religions | 0.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 15.9% |
| Agnostic | 0.5% |
| Atheist | 0.4% |
| None | 14.2% |
| Don´t know | 0.4% |
| No answer | 0.4% |
Source: https://www.latinobarometro.org/
Race and Ethnicity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different races, ethnicity, and national backgrounds. The majority of the population is composed of mestizos and whites, roughly 83.64%. Mestizos are mixed Amerindian and European ancestry (majority of them being of Spanish descent).
The white population includes European Costa Ricans (of European ancestry), primarily of Spanish descent, with significant numbers of Italian, German, English, Dutch, French, Irish, Portuguese, and Polish families, as well a sizable Jewish community.
The Mulatto segment (mix of white and black) represented 6.7% and About 2,42% of are indigenous, the descendants of the country’s original inhabitants.
Most of Indigenious live in secluded reservations, distributed among eight ethnic groups: Quitirrisí (in the Central Valley), Matambú or Chorotega (Guanacaste), Maleku (northern Alajuela), Bribri (southern Atlantic), Cabécar (Cordillera de Talamanca), Guaymí (southern Costa Rica, along the Panamá border), Boruca (southern Costa Rica) and Térraba [es] (southern Costa Rica).
1.05 % of Nicaragua’s population is black and mainly African ancestry and 0.21% of Chinese ancestry.
The racial composition is as follows
- Mestizos and Whites – 83.64%
- Mulatto – 6.72%
- Indigenous – 2.42%
- Black/Afro-Caribbean – 1.05%
- Chinese – 0.21%
- Other – 0.84%
- Did not state – 2.21%
Source: 2011 census
Top Cities in Costa Rica by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | San José | 342 188 |
| 2 | Alajuela | 276 794 |
| 3 | Cartago | 151 744 |
| 4 | Heredia | 128 550 |
| 5 | Puntarenas | 122 335 |
| 6 | Limón | 96 314 |
| 7 | Liberia | 64 797 |
| 8 | San Isidro de El General | 45 773 |
| 9 | Quesada | 42 060 |
| 10 | Desamparados | 36 794 |
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