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Costa Rica
Last update: 2025-08-08
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1393,60 (2023)
Inflation rate
0.53% (2023)
Unemployment rate
8.3% (2023)
Below the poverty line
25.5% (2022)
Gini coefficient
46.7 (2023)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
8.8%
Smoking men
12.9%
Smoking women
4.6%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
51100
Land area
51060
Water area
40
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Mastercard
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- Facebook
- Threads
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
18.8%
15-64 years
70.2%
65+ years
11.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
27%
Current as of
2021
General information
Сontinent
North America
Region
Latin America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
CR
Capital
San Jose
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
21.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
1.7%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.07
Beer
2.17
Wine
0.15
Spirits
0.36
Other alcohol
0.39
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
5265575
Male population
2635481
Female population
2630094
Population growth rate
0.74% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.3 (2024)
Urbanization
82.6% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B
Moody's
B2
Standard & Poors
B
Current as of
2020
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
68.91%
iOS
30.83%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+506
Internet domain
.cr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
152 (2022)
Internet user penetration
85% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
23% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-08