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Based on the official INEC 2025 statistical report.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"header-badge fade-in\">\n <span class=\"badge-num\">2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"badge-label\">Annual Edition<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"source-bar\">\n <span class=\"lang-switch\">\n <a href=\"costa-rica-en-cifras.html\">ES<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"current\">EN<\/a>\n <\/span>\n Official source: <a href=\"https:\/\/inec.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica y Censos (INEC) \u00b7 inec.cr<\/a> \u00b7 Published: December 2025\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<nav class=\"nav-pills\" aria-label=\"Page sections\">\n <div class=\"nav-pills-inner\">\n <a href=\"#overview\" class=\"active\">Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#population\">Population<\/a>\n <a href=\"#economy\">Economy<\/a>\n <a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a>\n <a href=\"#tourism\">Tourism<\/a>\n <a href=\"#education\">Education<\/a>\n <a href=\"#technology\">Technology<\/a>\n <a href=\"#trade\">Trade<\/a>\n <a href=\"#gender\">Gender<\/a>\n <a href=\"#environment\">Environment<\/a>\n <a href=\"#poverty\">Poverty<\/a>\n <a href=\"#construction\">Construction<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<main>\n\n \n <section id=\"overview\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83c\udf0e<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Country Overview<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Basic facts \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"hero-card fade-in\">\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Official name<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\" style=\"font-size:24px\">Republic of<br>Costa Rica<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">Capital: San Jos\u00e9 \u00b7 Language: Spanish \u00b7 Currency: Costa Rican Col\u00f3n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"hc-divider\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Land area<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\">51,100 <span class=\"hc-unit\">km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">North: Nicaragua \u00b7 South & West: Pacific Ocean \u00b7 East: Caribbean Sea & Panama<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"hc-divider\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Form of government<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Democratic Republic<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">Three independent branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Administrative division: province, canton and district.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Human Development Index<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">0.833<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Ranked 62nd worldwide (UNDP, 2023)<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">High HDI<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Nominal GDP 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">42,755 <span class=\"stat-unit\" style=\"font-size:13px\">bn \u20a1<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Billions of colones at market prices (preliminary)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">GDP Growth 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">4.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Year-over-year growth compared to 2023<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Agricultural share of GDP<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">3.6<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Share of total GDP, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"population\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#E8EFF5\">\ud83d\udc65<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Population<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Estimates & projections \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--azul);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Total population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">5,191,823<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">As of June 30, 2025 \u00b7 INEC estimates<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Older adults (60+)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">842,057<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Representing 15.7% of total population (2025)<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">52.5% women<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Population peak year<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">2044<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">After this year, population is projected to begin declining (INEC)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Distribution by sex (2025)<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-list\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\">\n <span class=\"bar-name\">Men<\/span>\n <span class=\"bar-val\">2.69M \u00b7 50.3%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\">\n <div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"50.3%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\">\n <span class=\"bar-name\">Women<\/span>\n <span class=\"bar-val\">2.66M \u00b7 49.7%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\">\n <div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"49.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Most populous cantons (2025)<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-list\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">San Jos\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1st<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Alajuela<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">2nd<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"80%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Desamparados<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">3rd<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"65%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">By 2050, Alajuela is projected to become the most populous canton.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Infant Mortality Rate: 10.2<\/span>\n Annual rate per 1,000 live births \u00b7 December 2024 \u00b7 Source: INEC\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"economy\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83d\udcb0<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Economy & Cost of Living<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Economic indicators \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Micro-businesses (2024)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">435,779<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Active nationwide. Generating 665,665 jobs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Self-employed workers<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">403,504<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">63.6% men \u00b7 36.4% women<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Basic Food Basket (urban)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">\u20a162,408<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Average monthly cost per person in urban areas<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">CPI \u2014 Nov 2025<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">108.9<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Year-over-year change: <span class=\"text-down\">\u22121.3%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Micro-business activity breakdown (2024)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Retail & Commerce<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">20.3%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Professional Services<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">17.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"87.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Manufacturing<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">12.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"59.6%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Agriculture & Livestock<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">11.7%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"57.6%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Transport<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">10.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"53.7%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Food & Accommodation<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">8.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"41.9%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"employment\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#F5E8E8\">\ud83d\udcbc<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Employment<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Continuous Employment Survey \u00b7 Q3 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Net participation rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">54.9<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Share of population active in the labor force<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Employment rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">51.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Population aged 15+ with a job<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unemployment rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">5.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Men: 5.0% \u00b7 Women: 6.9%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Informal employment<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">38.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Of total employed population (2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total employed population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">2,206,569<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Total labor force: 2,341,029 people<\/p>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unemployed population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:28px\">134,460<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Employment rate by gender<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Men<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">63.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Women<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">39.6%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"62%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">Female-headed households in poverty: 51.7% \u00b7 In extreme poverty: 57.7%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Agricultural sector \u2014 share of employed population<\/p>\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px;gap:12px\">\n <div>\n <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:var(--gris-medio);margin-bottom:4px\">Men<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:var(--verde)\">12.6<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:var(--gris-medio);margin-bottom:4px\">Women<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:var(--rojo)\">3.1<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">National total employed in farming, ranching and fishing: 9.0%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"tourism\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\u2708\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Tourism<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--verde);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">International arrivals 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">2,985,000<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Total tourists via all entry points: air, land and sea<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:white;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.2)\">Annual total<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">By air<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">1,989,725<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Tourists arriving by plane, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">By land & river<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">919,483<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Primarily from neighboring countries<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Tourist origin regions (2024)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">North America<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1,661,488<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Europe<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">485,725<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"29%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central America & Caribbean<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">384,169<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"23%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">South America<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">252,010<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"15%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Entry points<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\udee9\ufe0f Air<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">1,989,725<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\ude8c Land & River<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">919,483<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\udea2 Sea<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">75,792<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">North America \u2014 predominantly the United States \u2014 accounts for over 55% of all international arrivals.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"education\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#E8EFF5\">\ud83d\udcda<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Education<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Primary school attendance (5\u201312 yrs)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">99.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Near-universal coverage at this age range<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">English as 2nd language<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">93.5<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Of those who speak a second language, most speak English<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">University-level education<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">14.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Women aged 18\u201324 with university education vs. 11.0% men<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Second language spoken<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">English<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">93.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Other language<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">5.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"5.5%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">French<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"1.5%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"callout callout-azul fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">High school completion: 85.6%<\/span>\n Of the population aged 18\u201324 attends or has completed formal education. Primary attendance (5\u201312 yrs) exceeds 99%.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"technology\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83d\udcf1<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Science & Technology<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey \u00b7 SUTEL \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Fixed internet subscriptions<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">1,194,637<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Fiber optic leads with 54.4% of total (2024)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile internet subscriptions<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">5,315,598<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">59% prepaid \u00b7 39% postpaid \u00b7 2% data card<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile phone in homes (Central)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">98.5<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Highest mobile penetration in the country<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Internet in homes (Central)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">91.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Lowest: Chorotega region at 80.1%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile phone ownership by region<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">98.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Huetar Caribbean<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"99.4%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central Pacific<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.9%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Huetar North<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"99%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Brunca<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.6%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Chorotega<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">96.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.3%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"trade\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83c\udf10<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Foreign Trade<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Foreign Trade Statistics \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total exports<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">$21,846<span class=\"stat-unit\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Millions of US dollars, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total imports<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">$28,406<span class=\"stat-unit\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Millions of US dollars, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--rojo);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Trade balance<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">\u2212$6,560<span class=\"stat-unit\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Trade deficit, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Top exports (USD millions)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Medical instruments (syringes, catheters)<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$2,879M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Integrated electronic circuits<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$2,669M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"92.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Medical devices & apparatus<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$1,396M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"48.5%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Top trading partners<\/p>\n <div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"geo-table\">\n <thead><tr><th>Export Destination<\/th><th>USD M<\/th><th>Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">10,344.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">47.3%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,885.1<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">8.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,093.2<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">5.0%<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"table-wrapper\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <table class=\"geo-table\">\n <thead><tr><th>Import Origin<\/th><th>USD M<\/th><th>Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">11,812.6<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">41.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">4,241.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">14.9%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,490.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">5.2%<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout callout-dorado fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udfed<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Leader in medical technology exports<\/span>\n Medical devices represent over 25% of all national exports. The United States accounts for nearly half of Costa Rica’s total export destination.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"gender\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--rojo-claro)\">\u2640\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Gender Equality<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Inequality & labor \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Gender pay gap<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">11.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Income difference between men and women in similar private-sector positions<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unpaid domestic work<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">36h <span class=\"stat-unit\">\/week<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Average hours per week women spend on domestic and care work (Men: 14h)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout callout-rojo fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\u2696\ufe0f<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Gender gap in unemployment: 106.66<\/span>\n Index comparing women’s vs. men’s unemployment rate (women’s TDA \/ men’s TDA \u00d7 100). Q4 2025 \u00b7 Source: INEC\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"environment\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83c\udf3f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Environment & Sustainability<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Sustainability indicators \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Forest cover<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">52.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of national territory covered by forests<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">Biodiversity hotspot<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Renewable energy<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">99.2<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Electricity generation from clean energy sources<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">Global leader<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Recycling rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">6.8<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">National solid waste recycling rate \u2014 one of the country’s biggest challenges<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udf31<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">5% of global biodiversity<\/span>\n Costa Rica, with just 0.03% of the world’s surface, is home to approximately 5% of global biodiversity \u2014 making it one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"poverty\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83d\udcc9<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Poverty & Inequality<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey (ENAHO) \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total poverty rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">22.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of households living in poverty (2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Extreme poverty rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">6.8<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of households in extreme poverty conditions<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Gini coefficient<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">0.496<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Measure of income inequality (0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Poverty levels \u2014 households by region<\/p>\n <div class=\"poverty-meter\" style=\"margin-top:20px;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Brunca Region<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"43%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">43%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Huetar Caribbean<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"38%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">38%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Huetar North<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"35%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">35%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Chorotega<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"31%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">31%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Central Region<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"17%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">17%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"construction\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--rojo-claro)\">\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Construction<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Building Permits \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--azul);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Total building permits<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">41,396<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Costa Rica, 2024 (includes new builds, expansions, repairs)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Permits by province<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">San Jos\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">9,161 \u00b7 22.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Alajuela<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">7,495 \u00b7 18.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"81.8%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Heredia<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">6,838 \u00b7 16.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"74.6%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Cartago<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">6,383 \u00b7 15.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"69.7%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Guanacaste<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">4,294 \u00b7 10.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"46.9%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Puntarenas<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">4,003 \u00b7 9.7%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"43.7%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Lim\u00f3n<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">3,222 \u00b7 7.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"35.2%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <p><strong>People of Costa Rica<\/strong> \u00b7 Statistical data sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/inec.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INEC Costa Rica<\/a><\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:6px\">Primary source: <em>Costa Rica en Cifras 2025<\/em> \u00b7 Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica y Censos<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;opacity:0.6\">Data is updated periodically. 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border-radius: 3px; width: 0; transition: width 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 1); }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 CALLOUT \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n .callout {\n background: var(--verde);\n color: white; border-radius: 10px;\n padding: 24px 28px;\n display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px;\n box-shadow: var(--sombra);\n }\n .callout-icon { font-size: 36px; }\n .callout-text { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; }\n .callout-value {\n font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;\n font-size: 32px; font-weight: 700;\n display: block; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 4px;\n }\n .callout-rojo { background: var(--rojo); }\n .callout-azul { background: var(--azul); }\n .callout-dorado { background: var(--dorado); color: var(--gris-oscuro); }\n .callout-dorado .callout-text { color: var(--gris-oscuro); }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 DIVIDER \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n .divider { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--gris-claro); margin: 12px 0; }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 TABLES \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n .table-wrapper { width: 100%; overflow-x: auto; margin-top: 8px; }\n .geo-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 360px; }\n .geo-table th {\n font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;\n font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 2px;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n color: var(--gris-medio); text-align: left;\n padding: 8px 12px;\n border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gris-claro);\n }\n .geo-table td {\n padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 14px;\n border-bottom: 1px solid var(--crema);\n vertical-align: middle;\n }\n .geo-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }\n .geo-table tr:hover td { background: var(--crema); }\n .geo-num {\n font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;\n font-size: 13px; color: var(--azul); font-weight: 500;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 POVERTY METER \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n .poverty-meter {\n display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 12px;\n margin-top: 16px;\n }\n .pm-bar-wrap { flex: 1; }\n .pm-label { font-size: 12px; color: var(--gris-medio); margin-bottom: 6px; font-family:'DM Mono',monospace; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; }\n .pm-track { background: var(--crema); border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden; height: 32px; }\n .pm-fill { height: 100%; border-radius: 6px; display:flex; align-items:center; padding-left:12px; transition: width 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 1); width: 0; }\n .pm-pct { font-family:'Playfair Display',serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:700; color:white; }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 FOOTER \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n footer {\n background: var(--gris-oscuro);\n color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);\n padding: 32px 24px;\n font-size: 13px; text-align: center; line-height: 1.8;\n }\n footer strong { color: white; }\n footer a { color: var(--dorado); text-decoration: none; }\n footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }\n .footer-updated {\n font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;\n font-size: 11px; opacity: .5; margin-top: 8px;\n }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 FADE-IN ANIMATION \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n .fade-in { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease; }\n .fade-in.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }\n\n \/* \u2500\u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n @media (max-width: 900px) {\n .cols-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }\n .cols-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }\n .hero-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .hc-divider { display: none; }\n .header-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .header-badge { display: none; }\n }\n\n @media (max-width: 600px) {\n .cols-4, .cols-3, .cols-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .nav-pills a { padding: 12px 10px; font-size: 10px; }\n .callout { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; }\n .poverty-meter { flex-direction: column; }\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n<div class=\"header-stripe\">\n <div class=\"stripe-azul\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"stripe-blanco\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"stripe-rojo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<header>\n <div class=\"header-inner\">\n <div class=\"fade-in\">\n <p class=\"header-eyebrow\">People of Costa Rica \u00b7 National Statistics<\/p>\n <h1>Costa Rica<br><em>in Numbers<\/em><\/h1>\n <p class=\"header-sub\">Key social, demographic, economic and environmental indicators for Costa Rica. Based on the official INEC 2025 statistical report.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"header-badge fade-in\">\n <span class=\"badge-num\">2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"badge-label\">Annual Edition<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"source-bar\">\n <span class=\"lang-switch\">\n <a href=\"costa-rica-en-cifras.html\">ES<\/a>\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"current\">EN<\/a>\n <\/span>\n Official source: <a href=\"https:\/\/inec.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica y Censos (INEC) \u00b7 inec.cr<\/a> \u00b7 Published: December 2025\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<nav class=\"nav-pills\" aria-label=\"Page sections\">\n <div class=\"nav-pills-inner\">\n <a href=\"#overview\" class=\"active\">Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#population\">Population<\/a>\n <a href=\"#economy\">Economy<\/a>\n <a href=\"#employment\">Employment<\/a>\n <a href=\"#tourism\">Tourism<\/a>\n <a href=\"#education\">Education<\/a>\n <a href=\"#technology\">Technology<\/a>\n <a href=\"#trade\">Trade<\/a>\n <a href=\"#gender\">Gender<\/a>\n <a href=\"#environment\">Environment<\/a>\n <a href=\"#poverty\">Poverty<\/a>\n <a href=\"#construction\">Construction<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<main>\n\n \n <section id=\"overview\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83c\udf0e<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Country Overview<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Basic facts \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"hero-card fade-in\">\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Official name<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\" style=\"font-size:24px\">Republic of<br>Costa Rica<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">Capital: San Jos\u00e9 \u00b7 Language: Spanish \u00b7 Currency: Costa Rican Col\u00f3n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"hc-divider\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Land area<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\">51,100 <span class=\"hc-unit\">km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">North: Nicaragua \u00b7 South & West: Pacific Ocean \u00b7 East: Caribbean Sea & Panama<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"hc-divider\"><\/div>\n <div>\n <p class=\"hc-label\">Form of government<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-value\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Democratic Republic<\/p>\n <p class=\"hc-desc\">Three independent branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Administrative division: province, canton and district.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Human Development Index<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">0.833<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Ranked 62nd worldwide (UNDP, 2023)<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">High HDI<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Nominal GDP 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">42,755 <span class=\"stat-unit\" style=\"font-size:13px\">bn \u20a1<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Billions of colones at market prices (preliminary)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">GDP Growth 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">4.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Year-over-year growth compared to 2023<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Agricultural share of GDP<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">3.6<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Share of total GDP, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"population\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#E8EFF5\">\ud83d\udc65<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Population<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Estimates & projections \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--azul);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Total population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">5,191,823<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">As of June 30, 2025 \u00b7 INEC estimates<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Older adults (60+)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">842,057<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Representing 15.7% of total population (2025)<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">52.5% women<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Population peak year<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">2044<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">After this year, population is projected to begin declining (INEC)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Distribution by sex (2025)<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-list\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\">\n <span class=\"bar-name\">Men<\/span>\n <span class=\"bar-val\">2.69M \u00b7 50.3%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\">\n <div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"50.3%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\">\n <span class=\"bar-name\">Women<\/span>\n <span class=\"bar-val\">2.66M \u00b7 49.7%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\">\n <div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"49.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Most populous cantons (2025)<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-list\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">San Jos\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1st<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Alajuela<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">2nd<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"80%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Desamparados<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">3rd<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"65%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:10px\">By 2050, Alajuela is projected to become the most populous canton.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83d\udcca<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Infant Mortality Rate: 10.2<\/span>\n Annual rate per 1,000 live births \u00b7 December 2024 \u00b7 Source: INEC\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"economy\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83d\udcb0<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Economy & Cost of Living<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Economic indicators \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Micro-businesses (2024)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">435,779<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Active nationwide. Generating 665,665 jobs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Self-employed workers<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">403,504<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">63.6% men \u00b7 36.4% women<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Basic Food Basket (urban)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">\u20a162,408<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Average monthly cost per person in urban areas<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">CPI \u2014 Nov 2025<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">108.9<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Year-over-year change: <span class=\"text-down\">\u22121.3%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Micro-business activity breakdown (2024)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Retail & Commerce<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">20.3%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Professional Services<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">17.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"87.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Manufacturing<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">12.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"59.6%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Agriculture & Livestock<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">11.7%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"57.6%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Transport<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">10.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"53.7%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Food & Accommodation<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">8.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"41.9%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"employment\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#F5E8E8\">\ud83d\udcbc<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Employment<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Continuous Employment Survey \u00b7 Q3 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Net participation rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">54.9<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Share of population active in the labor force<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Employment rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">51.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Population aged 15+ with a job<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unemployment rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">5.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Men: 5.0% \u00b7 Women: 6.9%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Informal employment<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">38.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Of total employed population (2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total employed population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">2,206,569<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Total labor force: 2,341,029 people<\/p>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unemployed population<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:28px\">134,460<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Employment rate by gender<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Men<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">63.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Women<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">39.6%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"62%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">Female-headed households in poverty: 51.7% \u00b7 In extreme poverty: 57.7%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Agricultural sector \u2014 share of employed population<\/p>\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px;gap:12px\">\n <div>\n <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:var(--gris-medio);margin-bottom:4px\">Men<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:var(--verde)\">12.6<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div>\n <p style=\"font-size:13px;color:var(--gris-medio);margin-bottom:4px\">Women<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:var(--rojo)\">3.1<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:8px\">National total employed in farming, ranching and fishing: 9.0%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"tourism\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\u2708\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Tourism<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--verde);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">International arrivals 2024<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">2,985,000<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Total tourists via all entry points: air, land and sea<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);color:white;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.2)\">Annual total<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">By air<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">1,989,725<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Tourists arriving by plane, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">By land & river<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">919,483<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Primarily from neighboring countries<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Tourist origin regions (2024)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">North America<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1,661,488<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Europe<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">485,725<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"29%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central America & Caribbean<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">384,169<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"23%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">South America<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">252,010<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"15%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Entry points<\/p>\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\udee9\ufe0f Air<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">1,989,725<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\ude8c Land & River<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">919,483<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <hr class=\"divider\">\n <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center\">\n <span style=\"font-size:14px;font-weight:500\">\ud83d\udea2 Sea<\/span>\n <span class=\"geo-num\">75,792<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">North America \u2014 predominantly the United States \u2014 accounts for over 55% of all international arrivals.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"education\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#E8EFF5\">\ud83d\udcda<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Education<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Primary school attendance (5\u201312 yrs)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">99.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Near-universal coverage at this age range<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">English as 2nd language<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">93.5<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Of those who speak a second language, most speak English<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">University-level education<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">14.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Women aged 18\u201324 with university education vs. 11.0% men<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Second language spoken<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">English<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">93.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Other language<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">5.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"5.5%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">French<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">1.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"1.5%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"callout callout-azul fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">High school completion: 85.6%<\/span>\n Of the population aged 18\u201324 attends or has completed formal education. Primary attendance (5\u201312 yrs) exceeds 99%.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"technology\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83d\udcf1<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Science & Technology<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey \u00b7 SUTEL \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-4\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Fixed internet subscriptions<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">1,194,637<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Fiber optic leads with 54.4% of total (2024)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile internet subscriptions<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">5,315,598<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">59% prepaid \u00b7 39% postpaid \u00b7 2% data card<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile phone in homes (Central)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">98.5<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Highest mobile penetration in the country<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Internet in homes (Central)<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">91.7<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Lowest: Chorotega region at 80.1%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Mobile phone ownership by region<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">98.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Huetar Caribbean<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.9%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"99.4%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Central Pacific<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.9%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Huetar North<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"99%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Brunca<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">97.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.6%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Chorotega<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">96.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"98.3%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"trade\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83c\udf10<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Foreign Trade<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Foreign Trade Statistics \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total exports<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">$21,846<span class=\"stat-unit\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Millions of US dollars, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total imports<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">$28,406<span class=\"stat-unit\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Millions of US dollars, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--rojo);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Trade balance<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">\u2212$6,560<span class=\"stat-unit\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">M<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Trade deficit, 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Top exports (USD millions)<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Medical instruments (syringes, catheters)<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$2,879M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Integrated electronic circuits<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$2,669M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"92.7%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Medical devices & apparatus<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">$1,396M<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"48.5%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Top trading partners<\/p>\n <div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n <table class=\"geo-table\">\n <thead><tr><th>Export Destination<\/th><th>USD M<\/th><th>Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">10,344.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">47.3%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,885.1<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">8.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,093.2<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">5.0%<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"table-wrapper\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <table class=\"geo-table\">\n <thead><tr><th>Import Origin<\/th><th>USD M<\/th><th>Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">11,812.6<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">41.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">4,241.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">14.9%<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">1,490.7<\/td><td class=\"geo-num\">5.2%<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout callout-dorado fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udfed<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Leader in medical technology exports<\/span>\n Medical devices represent over 25% of all national exports. The United States accounts for nearly half of Costa Rica’s total export destination.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"gender\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--rojo-claro)\">\u2640\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Gender Equality<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Inequality & labor \u00b7 2024\u20132025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Gender pay gap<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">11.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Income difference between men and women in similar private-sector positions<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Unpaid domestic work<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">36h <span class=\"stat-unit\">\/week<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Average hours per week women spend on domestic and care work (Men: 14h)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout callout-rojo fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\u2696\ufe0f<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">Gender gap in unemployment: 106.66<\/span>\n Index comparing women’s vs. men’s unemployment rate (women’s TDA \/ men’s TDA \u00d7 100). Q4 2025 \u00b7 Source: INEC\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"environment\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--verde-claro)\">\ud83c\udf3f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Environment & Sustainability<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Sustainability indicators \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-verde fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Forest cover<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">52.4<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of national territory covered by forests<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">Biodiversity hotspot<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Renewable energy<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">99.2<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Electricity generation from clean energy sources<\/p>\n <span class=\"stat-tag\">Global leader<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Recycling rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">6.8<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">National solid waste recycling rate \u2014 one of the country’s biggest challenges<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <div class=\"callout fade-in\">\n <span class=\"callout-icon\">\ud83c\udf31<\/span>\n <div class=\"callout-text\">\n <span class=\"callout-value\">5% of global biodiversity<\/span>\n Costa Rica, with just 0.03% of the world’s surface, is home to approximately 5% of global biodiversity \u2014 making it one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"poverty\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:#FDF3E3\">\ud83d\udcc9<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Poverty & Inequality<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">National Household Survey (ENAHO) \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-3\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-rojo fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Total poverty rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">22.3<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of households living in poverty (2025)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-dorado fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Extreme poverty rate<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">6.8<span class=\"stat-unit\">%<\/span><\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Percentage of households in extreme poverty conditions<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Gini coefficient<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\">0.496<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\">Measure of income inequality (0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Poverty levels \u2014 households by region<\/p>\n <div class=\"poverty-meter\" style=\"margin-top:20px;flex-direction:column;gap:12px\">\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Brunca Region<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"43%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">43%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Huetar Caribbean<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"38%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">38%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Huetar North<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"35%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">35%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Chorotega<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"31%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">31%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pm-bar-wrap\">\n <p class=\"pm-label\">Central Region<\/p>\n <div class=\"pm-track\">\n <div class=\"pm-fill\" data-width=\"17%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\">\n <span class=\"pm-pct\">17%<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section id=\"construction\">\n <div class=\"section-title fade-in\">\n <div class=\"section-icon\" style=\"background:var(--rojo-claro)\">\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f<\/div>\n <div>\n <h2>Construction<\/h2>\n <p class=\"section-period\">Building Permits \u00b7 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"stat-grid cols-2\">\n <div class=\"stat-card accent-azul fade-in\" style=\"background:var(--azul);color:white\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\">Total building permits<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-value\" style=\"color:white\">41,396<\/p>\n <p class=\"stat-desc\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)\">Costa Rica, 2024 (includes new builds, expansions, repairs)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"stat-card fade-in\">\n <p class=\"stat-label\">Permits by province<\/p>\n <div class=\"bar-list\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">San Jos\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">9,161 \u00b7 22.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"100%\" style=\"background:var(--azul)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Alajuela<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">7,495 \u00b7 18.1%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"81.8%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Heredia<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">6,838 \u00b7 16.5%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"74.6%\" style=\"background:var(--verde)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Cartago<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">6,383 \u00b7 15.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"69.7%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Guanacaste<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">4,294 \u00b7 10.4%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"46.9%\" style=\"background:var(--dorado)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Puntarenas<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">4,003 \u00b7 9.7%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"43.7%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-item\">\n <div class=\"bar-header\"><span class=\"bar-name\">Lim\u00f3n<\/span><span class=\"bar-val\">3,222 \u00b7 7.8%<\/span><\/div>\n <div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill\" data-width=\"35.2%\" style=\"background:var(--rojo)\"><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <p><strong>People of Costa Rica<\/strong> \u00b7 Statistical data sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/inec.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INEC Costa Rica<\/a><\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:6px\">Primary source: <em>Costa Rica en Cifras 2025<\/em> \u00b7 Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica y Censos<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top:6px;font-size:12px;opacity:0.6\">Data is updated periodically. 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