Country Care Snapshots

Costa Rica

Demographic Data
Effective
Total Population
4,953,000
UNPD, 2018
Total Population Under 18
1,302,639
Estimate
Percent Population Under 18
26.3 %
UNICEF MICS, 2018
Mean Household Size
3.5 People
IPUMS, 2011
Prevalence of Female-Headed Households
36.5 People
MICS 2011
Prevalence of Child-Headed Households
World Bank GNI Status
Upper Middle-Income Country
World Bank, 2018
Human Development Index
0.794
UNDP Human Development Report, 2018
GINI Coefficient
48
World Bank, 2018
Living Below Poverty Line
21 %
World Bank, 2019