The Costa Rica 1883 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 182,073.
| Costa Rica 1883 Census | ||
|---|---|---|
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| General information | ||
| Country | Costa Rica | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 182,073 ( 51.1%) | |
| Most populous | San José 30,123 | |
| Least populous | Cañas 595 | |
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 120,499 | — |
| 1883 | 182,073 | +2.20% |
| 1892 | 243,205 | +3.27% |
| 1927 | 471,524 | +1.91% |
| 1950 | 800,875 | +2.33% |
| 1963 | 1,336,274 | +4.02% |
| 1973 | 1,871,780 | +3.43% |
| 1984 | 2,416,809 | +2.35% |
| 2000 | 3,810,179 | +2.89% |
| 2011 | 4,301,712 | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 5,044,197 | +1.46% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1] Centro Centroamericano de Población[2] | ||
Results by canton
edit| Province | Canton | Population as of 1883 census |
Population as of 1864 census |
Change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | San José | 30,123 | 21,379 | 8,744 |
40.90%
|
| San José | Escazú | 5,550 | 8,760 | −3,210  |
-36.64%
|
| San José | Desamparados | 5,408 | 7,067 | −1,659 |
-23.48%
|
| San José | Puriscal | 1,942 | - | - | - |
| San José | Tarrazú | 1,378 | - | - | - |
| San José | Aserrí | 4,785 | - | - | - |
| San José | Mora | 6,976 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 15,247 | 11,521 | 3,726 |
32.34%
|
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 10,111 | 5,045 | 5,066 |
100.42%
|
| Alajuela | Grecia | 7,178 | 5,738 | 1,440 |
25.10%
|
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 2,525 | 1,682 | 843 |
50.12%
|
| Alajuela | Atenas | 5,551 | 3,185 | 2,366 |
74.29%
|
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 4,593 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 20,398 | 16,780 | 3,618 |
21.56%
|
| Cartago | Paraíso | 7,114 | 4,238 | 2,876 |
67.86%
|
| Cartago | La Unión | 2,916 | 2,046 | 870 |
42.52%
|
| Heredia | Heredia | 16,452 | 14,073 | 2,379 |
16.90%
|
| Heredia | Barva | 2,663 | 3,718 | −1,055 |
-28.38%
|
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 4,254 | - | - | - |
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 2,449 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 4,744 | 3,169 | 1,575 |
49.70%
|
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 3,824 | 2,407 | 1,417 |
58.87%
|
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 4,748 | 3,217 | 1,531 |
47.59%
|
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 991 | 1,638 | −647 |
-39.50%
|
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 595 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 4,018 | 2,942 | 1,076 |
36.57%
|
| Puntarenas | Golfo Dulce, including Térraba and Boruca | 1,241 | 931 | 310 |
33.29%
|
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 2,441 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Limón | 1,858 | - | - | - |
References
edit- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
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