Indicator	Value
Total population	5,130,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,130,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 5,130,000 people
Median age	34.6 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	80.8–81 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 81 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 80.8 years
Ethnic groups	White or Mestizo 83.6%, Mulatto 6.7%, Indigenous 2.4%, Black or African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Spanish (official), EnglishCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 47.5%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 19.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Protestant 1.2%, other 3.1%, none 27% (2021 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	82.6% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.476 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	9.99 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	5.57 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	79.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Boruca Bribri Bribri Sign Language Brunca Sign Language Cabécar Chorotega Costa Rican Sign Language Eastern Yiddish Huetar Limonese Creole Maléku Jaíka Ngäbere Original Costa Rican Sign Language Quepos Spanish Teribe Glottolog [2026]