Historical population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 120,499 | — | |
1883 | 182,073 | 51.1% | |
1892 | 243,205 | 33.6% | |
1927 | 471,524 | 93.9% | |
1950 | 800,875 | 69.8% | |
1963 | 1,336,274 | 66.9% | |
1973 | 1,871,780 | 40.1% | |
1984 | 2,416,809 | 29.1% | |
2000 | 3,810,179 | 57.7% | |
2011 | 4,301,712 | 12.9% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1] |
The Costa Rica 1963 census was elaborated by then Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment 1,336,274.
Results by canton[edit]
Province | Cantón | Population as of 1963 census |
Population as of 1950 census |
Change | Percent change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San José | San José | 168,938 | 111,820 | 57,118 ![]() |
51.08% ![]() |
San José | Escazú | 14,250 | 7,141 | 7,109 ![]() |
99.55% ![]() |
San José | Desamparados | 33,845 | 15,614 | 18,231 ![]() |
116.76% ![]() |
San José | Puriscal | 23,690 | 16,743 | 6,947 ![]() |
41.49% ![]() |
San José | Tarrazú | 5,392 | 7,435 | −2,043 ![]() |
-27.48% ![]() |
San José | Aserrí | 13,609 | 9,122 | 4,487 ![]() |
49.19% ![]() |
San José | Mora | 8,938 | 7,736 | 1,202 ![]() |
15.54% ![]() |
San José | Goicoechea | 44,110 | 21,093 | 23,017 ![]() |
109.12% ![]() |
San José | Santa Ana | 9,026 | 5,812 | 3,214 ![]() |
55.30% ![]() |
San José | Alajuelita | 10,848 | 3,920 | 6,928 ![]() |
176.73% ![]() |
San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 10,615 | 6,124 | 4,491 ![]() |
73.33% ![]() |
San José | Acosta | 13,092 | 10,160 | 2,932 ![]() |
28.86% ![]() |
San José | Tibás | 23,946 | 10,594 | 13,352 ![]() |
126.03% ![]() |
San José | Moravia | 11,642 | 5,727 | 5,915 ![]() |
103.28% ![]() |
San José | Montes de Oca | 24,043 | 9,916 | 14,127 ![]() |
142.47% ![]() |
San José | Turrubares | 5,496 | 5,937 | −441 ![]() |
-7.43% ![]() |
San José | Dota | 3,718 | 2,801 | 917 ![]() |
32.74% ![]() |
San José | Curridabat | 9,491 | 4,497 | 4,994 ![]() |
111.05% ![]() |
San José | Pérez Zeledón | 47,319 | 19,630 | 27,689 ![]() |
141.05% ![]() |
San José | León Cortés Castro | 5,650 | - | - | - |
Alajuela | Alajuela | 64,398 | 37,376 | 27,022 ![]() |
72.30% ![]() |
Alajuela | San Ramón | 25,925 | 19,951 | 5,974 ![]() |
29.94% ![]() |
Alajuela | Grecia | 43,923 | 23,571 | 20,352 ![]() |
86.34% ![]() |
Alajuela | San Mateo | 3,388 | 3,611 | −223 ![]() |
-6.18% ![]() |
Alajuela | Atenas | 11,018 | 9,313 | 1,705 ![]() |
18.31% ![]() |
Alajuela | Naranjo | 16,414 | 10,839 | 5,575 ![]() |
51.43% ![]() |
Alajuela | Palmares | 12,283 | 7,934 | 4,349 ![]() |
54.81% ![]() |
Alajuela | Poás | 8,179 | 5,135 | 3,044 ![]() |
59.28% ![]() |
Alajuela | Orotina | 7,093 | 5,951 | 1,142 ![]() |
19.19% ![]() |
Alajuela | San Carlos | 36,586 | 16,180 | 20,406 ![]() |
126.12% ![]() |
Alajuela | Zarcero | 4,919 | 4,676 | 243 ![]() |
5.20% ![]() |
Alajuela | Sarchí | 6,546 | 4,313 | 2,233 ![]() |
51.77% ![]() |
Cartago | Cartago | 46,722 | 30,763 | 15,959 ![]() |
51.88% ![]() |
Cartago | Paraíso | 18,389 | 11,426 | 6,963 ![]() |
60.94% ![]() |
Cartago | La Unión | 14,074 | 7,789 | 6,285 ![]() |
80.69% ![]() |
Cartago | Jiménez | 10,439 | 7,731 | 2,708 ![]() |
35.03% ![]() |
Cartago | Turrialba | 37,620 | 24,466 | 13,154 ![]() |
53.76% ![]() |
Cartago | Alvarado | 6,465 | 4,597 | 1,868 ![]() |
40.64% ![]() |
Cartago | Oreamuno | 12,035 | 7,568 | 4,467 ![]() |
59.02% ![]() |
Cartago | El Guarco | 9,689 | 6,385 | 3,304 ![]() |
51.75% ![]() |
Heredia | Heredia | 30,919 | 19,898 | 11,021 ![]() |
55.39% ![]() |
Heredia | Barva | 8,504 | 5,263 | 3,241 ![]() |
61.58% ![]() |
Heredia | Santo Domingo | 11,348 | 7,346 | 4,002 ![]() |
54.48% ![]() |
Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 8,127 | 5,044 | 3,083 ![]() |
61.12% ![]() |
Heredia | San Rafael | 9,069 | 5,254 | 3,815 ![]() |
72.61% ![]() |
Heredia | San Isidro | 4,061 | 2,849 | 1,212 ![]() |
42.54% ![]() |
Heredia | Belén | 4,781 | 3,226 | 1,555 ![]() |
48.20% ![]() |
Heredia | Flores | 4,162 | 2,880 | 1,282 ![]() |
44.51% ![]() |
Heredia | San Pablo | 4,092 | - | - | - |
Guanacaste | Liberia | 18,030 | 10,246 | 7,784 ![]() |
75.97% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Nicoya | 36,276 | 29,918 | 6,358 ![]() |
21.25% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 23,576 | 13,615 | 9,961 ![]() |
73.16% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Bagaces | 9,836 | 4,079 | 5,757 ![]() |
141.14% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Carrillo | 11,396 | 7,002 | 4,394 ![]() |
62.75% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Cañas | 9,117 | 5,929 | 3,188 ![]() |
53.77% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Abangares | 10,189 | 8,344 | 1,845 ![]() |
22.11% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Tilarán | 12,097 | 9,057 | 3,040 ![]() |
33.57% ![]() |
Guanacaste | Nandayure | 12,038 | - | - | - |
Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 55,592 | 31,074 | 24,518 ![]() |
78.90% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Esparza | 9,175 | 6,902 | 2,273 ![]() |
32.93% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 11,042 | 7,392 | 3,650 ![]() |
49.38% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 6,616 | 5,595 | 1,021 ![]() |
18.25% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Osa | 17,574 | 11,518 | 6,056 ![]() |
52.58% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Quepos | 19,942 | 15,291 | 4,651 ![]() |
30.42% ![]() |
Puntarenas | Golfito | 36,567 | 10,396 | 26,171 ![]() |
251.74% ![]() |
Limón | Limón | 40,141 | 23,337 | 16,804 ![]() |
72.01% ![]() |
Limón | Pococí | 16,927 | 10,482 | 6,445 ![]() |
61.49% ![]() |
Limón | Siquirres | 11,317 | 7,541 | 3,776 ![]() |
50.07% ![]() |
References[edit]
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).