Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
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Americans, U.S. | 12,000 | 190,499,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 87.00 % | 35.00 % | -1 - | |
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Amerindian, Detribalized | 45,000 | 15,930,000 | ● | Spanish | 4 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
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Arab | 3,400 | 391,000 | Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | 3 ● | Christianity | 84.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Basque | 9,600 | 2,847,000 | Basque | 3 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 0.07 % | -1 - | |
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Bribri | 14,000 | 15,000 | ● | Bribri | 5 ● | Christianity | 93.00 % | 25.00 % | -1 - |
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British | 5,400 | 51,602,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Brunka, Boruca | 2,600 | 2,600 | ● | Spanish | 5 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - |
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Chinese, general | 37,000 | 11,783,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | 2 ● | Christianity | 30.00 % | 1.30 % | -1 - | |
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Chirripo | 14,000 | 14,000 | ● | Cabecar | 5 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - |
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Costa Rican | 3,839,000 | 3,976,000 | ● | Spanish | 5 ● | Christianity | 96.33 % | 15.80 % | -1 - |
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Costa Rican, Mestizo | 470,000 | 8,654,000 | ● | Spanish | 5 ● | Christianity | 97.00 % | 15.00 % | -1 - |
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Deaf | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Costa Rican Sign Language | 3 ● | Christianity | 93.94 % | 1.00 % | -1 - |
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European, general | 11,000 | 242,000 | Language unknown | 4 ● | Christianity | 78.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
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French | 1,000 | 49,834,000 | French | 3 ● | Christianity | 76.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
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Guatuso, Maleku Jaika | 1,300 | 1,300 | ● | Maleku Jaika | 4 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - |
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Jamaicans | 65,000 | 3,703,000 | Jamaican Creole English | 5 ● | Christianity | 94.40 % | 15.00 % | -1 - | |
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Jew, Spanish Speaking | 2,500 | 298,000 | ● | Spanish | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 1.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 |
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Latin American, general | 331,000 | 849,000 | Spanish | 4 ● | Christianity | 96.90 % | 9.00 % | -1 - | |
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Mennonites | 2,300 | 468,000 | Plautdietsch | 4 ● | Christianity | 100.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
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Ngabe, Guaymi | 3,900 | 290,000 | ● | Ngabere | 4 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Teribe | 1,300 | 1,300 | ● | Teribe | 3 ● | Christianity | 84.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - |
Totals: 21 | 4,871,000 | 1 ● | 95.65 % | 14.98 % | 1 | |||||
Unclassified / Other Individuals | 35,000 | |||||||||
UN Country Population (2017) | 4,906,000 |
State ▲ | Population | People Groups | Unreached Groups |
% Unreached Peoples |
Population in Unreached |
% Population Unreached |
Districts |
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Country: | 4,871,000 | 21 | 1 | 4.8 % | 2,500 | 0.1 % | 0 |
Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples Primary Language |
# Unreached Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
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Arabic, North Levantine Spoken | apc | 1 | 0 | 2 Bible Portions | |||||
Basque | eus | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Bribri | bzd | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Cabecar | cjp | 1 | 0 | 3 New Testament | |||||
Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Costa Rican Sign Language | csr | 1 | 0 | 1 None | |||||
English | eng | 2 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
French | fra | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Jamaican Creole English | jam | 1 | 0 | 3 New Testament | |||||
Maleku Jaika | gut | 1 | 0 | 0 Need ? | |||||
Ngabere | gym | 1 | 0 | 3 New Testament | |||||
Plautdietsch | pdt | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Spanish | spa | 6 | 1 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Teribe | tfr | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete Bible | |||||
Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Need ? | |||||
Totals: | 15 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
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Buddhism | 0.2 % |
Christianity (Evangelical 15.0 %) | 95.6 % |
Ethnic Religions | 0.3 % |
Hinduism | 0.0 % |
Islam | 0.0 % |
Non-Religious | 2.6 % |
Other / Small Religions | 1.2 % |
Unknown | 0.0 % |
CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
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Anglican | 0.0 % |
Independent | 3.7 % |
Orthodox | 0.0 % |
Other Christian | 8.4 % |
Protestant | 10.4 % |
Roman Catholic | 77.4 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
People Groups | 21 |
Unreached People Groups | 1 (4.8%) |
Population | 4,871,000 |
Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.0% |
Population in Unreached | 2,500 (0.1%) |
Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1 |
Primary Religion | Christianity |
Percent Christian Adherent | 95.6% |
Percent Evangelical | 15.0% |
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.7% |
Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
Urbanization | 76% |
Continent | North America |
Region | Central and South America |
10/40 Window | No |
Country Code | CS |
Official Language(s) | Spanish | English |
Literacy Rate | 97% |
Estimated Illiterate Population | 146,000 |
Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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Costa Rica prayer cards. All Unreached |
Operation World |
World Factbook |
Ethnologue Language Listing |
National Bible Society |
God Reports (stories from the field) |
Religious Freedom Report |
Language Map (Ethnologue) |
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
Costa Rica Prayercast Video |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.