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     Forecast Categories for Costa Rica
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Costa Rica -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 5.260
     2030: 5.572
     2060: 6.112
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 0.925
     2030: 0.691
     2060: -0.012
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 13.59
     2030: 12.36
     2060: 9.912
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 5.128
     2030: 6.000
     2060: 10.25
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 5.877
     2030: 4.681
     2060: 1.885
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 81.46
     2030: 82.32
     2060: 85.90
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 78.97
     2030: 79.72
     2060: 83.24
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 83.96
     2030: 84.90
     2060: 88.52
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 1.771
     2030: 1.790
     2060: 1.828
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 0.290
     2030: 0.315
     2060: 0.324
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 0.356
     2030: 0.350
     2060: 0.306
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 1.086
     2030: 1.070
     2060: 0.937
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 3.604
     2030: 3.705
     2060: 3.542
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.571
     2030: 0.796
     2060: 1.632
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 4.357
     2030: 4.806
     2060: 5.465
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.453
     2030: 0.442
     2060: 0.400
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 39.72
     2030: 41.39
     2060: 45.98

Health Forecast for Costa Rica -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 33.67
     2030: 35.60
     2060: 42.03
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 14.40
     2030: 14.79
     2060: 16.41
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 2.730
     2030: 2.532
     2060: 2.111
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 2.881
     2030: 4.209
     2060: 5.586
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 2.319
     2030: 1.535
     2060: 0.122

Education Forecast for Costa Rica -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 103.2
     2030: 101.2
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 98.69
     2030: 99.98
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 128.9
     2030: 116.8
     2060: 103.6
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 123.1
     2030: 120.4
     2060: 106.4
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 60.18
     2030: 66.46
     2060: 80.15
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 8.598
     2030: 9.098
     2060: 11.23
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 98.78
     2030: 99.69
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Costa Rica
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.032
     2030: 0.017
     2060: 0.001
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.122
     2030: 0.076
     2060: 0.007
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.928
     2030: 0.942
     2060: 0.995
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 1.572
     2030: 1.331
     2060: 0.930
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 3,082
     2030: 3,180
     2060: 3,478
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 0.253
     2030: 0.283
     2060: 0.327
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 0.578
     2030: 0.604
     2060: 0.685

Economy Forecast for Costa Rica
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 87.93
     2030: 104.1
     2060: 204.5
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 61.81
     2030: 77.42
     2060: 189.3
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 16.72
     2030: 18.68
     2060: 33.46
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.478
     2030: 0.472
     2060: 0.444
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 27.27
     2030: 25.12
     2060: 25.66
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 50.99
     2030: 55.16
     2060: 68.59

Energy Forecast for Costa Rica
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.010
     2030: 0.007
     2060: 0.001

Environment Forecast for Costa Rica
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.003
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.002

International Politics Forecast for Costa Rica
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.110
     2030: 0.112
     2060: 0.131

Domestic Government Forecast for Costa Rica
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 14.00
     2030: 14.00
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 19.94
     2030: 19.98
     2060: 20.00
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 6.048
     2030: 6.356
     2060: 8.283
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 2.883
     2030: 2.998
     2060: 3.555
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 7.757
     2030: 7.818
     2060: 8.133