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| Costa Rica – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
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| Americans, U.S. | 12,000 | | 35.00 % | 87.00 % | 5  | Christianity | English | 0P Americans, U.S. | 1 | 0T | | Amerindian, Detribalized | 47,000 | Y● | 10.00 % | 92.00 % | 4  | Christianity | Spanish | 0P Amerindian, Detribalized | 1 | 1 | | Arab | 3,500 | | 0.50 % | 84.00 % | 3  | Christianity | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 0P Arab | 1 | 0T | | Basque | 10,000 | | 0.07 % | 94.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Basque | 0P Basque | 1 | 0T | | Bribri | 14,000 | Y● | 25.00 % | 93.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Bribri | 0P Bribri | 1 | 1 | | British | 5,500 | | 8.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Brunka, Boruca | 2,700 | Y● | 14.00 % | 85.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Spanish | 0P Brunka, Boruca | 1 | 1 | | Chinese, general | 39,000 | | 1.30 % | 30.00 % | 2  | Christianity | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Chinese, general | 1 | 1 | | Chirripo | 14,000 | Y● | 14.00 % | 95.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Cabecar | 0P Chirripo | 0M Chirripo of Costa Rica | 0T | | Costa Rican | 3,966,000 | Y● | 20.23 % | 96.33 % | 5 | Christianity | Spanish | 0P Costa Rican | 1 | 1 | | Costa Rican, Mestizo | 486,000 | Y● | 15.00 % | 97.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Spanish | 0P Costa Rican, Mestizo | 1 | 1 | | Deaf | 25,000 | Y● | | 93.94 % | 3 | Christianity | Costa Rican Sign Language | 1 | 1 | 1 | | European, general | 11,000 | | 3.00 % | 78.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Language unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | | French | 1,000 | | 0.50 % | 76.00 % | 3 | Christianity | French | 0P French | 1 | 0T | | Guatuso, Maleku Jaika | 1,400 | Y● | 4.00 % | 80.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Maleku Jaika | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Jamaicans | 67,000 | | 15.00 % | 94.40 % | 5 | Christianity | Jamaican Creole English | 0P Jamaicans | 0M Jamaicans of Costa Rica | 1 | | Jew, Spanish-speaking | 2,600 | Y● | 0.20 % | 1.00 % | 1  | Ethnic Religions | Spanish | 0P Jew, Spanish-speaking | 1 | 0T | | Latin American, general | 342,000 | | 9.00 % | 96.90 % | 4 | Christianity | Spanish | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Mennonites | 2,300 | | 10.00 % | 100.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Plautdietsch | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ngabe, Guaymi | 4,100 | Y● | 6.00 % | 92.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Ngabere | 0P Ngabe, Guaymi | 0M Ngabe, Guaymi of Costa Rica | 1 | | Teribe | 1,300 | Y● | 2.00 % | 84.00 % | 3 | Christianity | Teribe | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total People Groups: 21 |
5,057,000 |
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| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
37,000 |
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| UN Country Population (2020) |
5,094,000 |
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| Costa Rica – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
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% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
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NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
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| Costa Rica – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Americans, U.S.
12,000
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Amerindian, Detribalized
47,000
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Arab
3,500
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Basque
10,000
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Bribri
14,000
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British
5,500
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Brunka, Boruca
2,700
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Chinese, general
39,000
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Chirripo
14,000
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Costa Rican
3,966,000
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Costa Rican, Mestizo
486,000
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French
1,000
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Jamaicans
67,000
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Jew, Spanish-speaking
2,600
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Ngabe, Guaymi
4,100
| | Costa Rica People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
| Costa Rica – Religions |
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Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 18.3 %
(subset of Christianity) |
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Christianity Segments [2] [3]
(Evangelicals distributed across
Christianity Segments)
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% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
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NOTES:
- Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
- Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
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| Costa Rica – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Costa Rica. Ministries in the Costa Rica section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the America, Latin section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
- The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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| Ministries in Costa Rica |
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Ministries in America, Latin |
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Costa Rica – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
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| Notes |
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[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
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[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
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JP Unreached of Day
