Costa Rica / Immigration decreased by 7.5 percent in the last decade

Immigration to Costa Rica decreased significantly in the last decade, dropping from 7.5 percent growth in the period from 1984-2000 to just 2.4 percent in the last decade, according to a recent study by local and international organizations.

The study was presented last week by immigration and public security officials, and found that Nicaraguan and Panamanian nationals top the list of immigrants to Costa Rica, followed by Colombians.

The report found that most immigrants have limited education, reflected in their employment profile.

The study also noted an increase in emigration, mirrored by a boost in remittances sent to the country by Costa Ricans living abroad. Income from remittances to Costa Rica in 2010 totaled almost $527 million…

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via Immigration statistics drop in last decade / News Briefs / Current Edition / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times.