The Costa Rica 1973 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 1,871,780.
| Costa Rica 1973 Census | ||
|---|---|---|
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| General information | ||
| Country | Costa Rica | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 1,871,780 ( 40.07%) | |
| Most populous | San José 215,441 | |
| Least populous | San Mateo 2,969 | |
| 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 | Cantón | Population as of 1973 census |
Population as of 1963 census |
Change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | San José | 215,441 | 168,938 | 46,503 |
27.53%
|
| San José | Escazú | 25,026 | 14,250 | 10,776 |
75.62%
|
| San José | Desamparados | 74,272 | 33,845 | 40,427 |
119.45%
|
| San José | Puriscal | 24,150 | 23,690 | 460 |
1.94%
|
| San José | Tarrazú | 7,542 | 5,392 | 2,150 |
39.87%
|
| San José | Aserrí | 20,091 | 13,609 | 6,482 |
47.63%
|
| San José | Mora | 10,733 | 8,938 | 1,795 |
20.08%
|
| San José | Goicoechea | 61,607 | 44,110 | 17,497 |
39.67%
|
| San José | Santa Ana | 14,499 | 9,026 | 5,473 |
60.64%
|
| San José | Alajuelita | 23,013 | 10,848 | 12,165 |
112.14%
|
| San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 16,336 | 10,615 | 5,721 |
53.90%
|
| San José | Acosta | 14,385 | 13,092 | 1,293 |
9.88%
|
| San José | Tibás | 35,602 | 23,946 | 11,656 |
48.68%
|
| San José | Moravia | 19,548 | 11,642 | 7,906 |
67.91%
|
| San José | Montes de Oca | 33,633 | 24,043 | 9,590 |
39.89%
|
| San José | Turrubares | 4,709 | 5,496 | −787  |
-14.32%
|
| San José | Dota | 4,375 | 3,718 | 657 |
17.67%
|
| San José | Curridabat | 15,591 | 9,491 | 6,100 |
64.27%
|
| San José | Pérez Zeledón | 67,089 | 47,319 | 19,770 |
41.78%
|
| San José | León Cortés Castro | 7,521 | 5,650 | 1,871 |
33.12%
|
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 96,325 | 64,398 | 31,927 |
49.58%
|
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 33,155 | 25,925 | 7,230 |
27.89%
|
| Alajuela | Grecia | 31,806 | 43,923 | −12,117 |
-27.59%
|
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 2,969 | 3,388 | −419 |
-12.37%
|
| Alajuela | Atenas | 12,610 | 11,018 | 1,592 |
14.45%
|
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 19,721 | 16,414 | 3,307 |
20.15%
|
| Alajuela | Palmares | 14,495 | 12,283 | 2,212 |
18.01%
|
| Alajuela | Poás | 10,191 | 8,179 | 2,012 |
24.60%
|
| Alajuela | Orotina | 8,479 | 7,093 | 1,386 |
19.54%
|
| Alajuela | San Carlos | 54,952 | 36,586 | 18,366 |
50.20%
|
| Alajuela | Zarcero | 6,342 | 4,919 | 1,423 |
28.93%
|
| Alajuela | Sarchí | 8,707 | 6,546 | 2,161 |
33.01%
|
| Alajuela | Upala | 15,971 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Los Chiles | 5,596 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Guatuso | 4,713 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 65,310 | 46,722 | 18,588 |
39.78%
|
| Cartago | Paraíso | 22,281 | 18,389 | 3,892 |
21.16%
|
| Cartago | La Unión | 23,352 | 14,074 | 9,278 |
65.92%
|
| Cartago | Jiménez | 11,523 | 10,439 | 1,084 |
10.38%
|
| Cartago | Turrialba | 43,202 | 37,620 | 5,582 |
14.84%
|
| Cartago | Alvarado | 7,484 | 6,465 | 1,019 |
15.76%
|
| Cartago | Oreamuno | 17,517 | 12,035 | 5,482 |
45.55%
|
| Cartago | El Guarco | 14,030 | 9,689 | 4,341 |
44.80%
|
| Heredia | Heredia | 36,487 | 30,919 | 5,568 |
18.01%
|
| Heredia | Barva | 12,864 | 8,504 | 4,360 |
51.27%
|
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 17,423 | 11,348 | 6,075 |
53.53%
|
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 10,738 | 8,127 | 2,611 |
32.13%
|
| Heredia | San Rafael | 16,013 | 9,069 | 6,944 |
76.57%
|
| Heredia | San Isidro | 5,979 | 4,061 | 1,918 |
47.23%
|
| Heredia | Belén | 8,538 | 4,781 | 3,757 |
78.58%
|
| Heredia | Flores | 6,524 | 4,162 | 2,362 |
56.75%
|
| Heredia | San Pablo | 6,660 | 4,092 | 2,568 |
62.76%
|
| Heredia | Sarapiquí | 12,618 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 21,781 | 18,030 | 3,751 |
20.80%
|
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 37,185 | 36,276 | 909 |
2.51%
|
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 29,739 | 23,576 | 6,163 |
26.14%
|
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 9,828 | 9,836 | −8 |
-0.08%
|
| Guanacaste | Carrillo | 14,893 | 11,396 | 3,497 |
30.69%
|
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 12,779 | 9,117 | 3,662 |
40.17%
|
| Guanacaste | Abangares | 11,633 | 10,189 | 1,444 |
14.17%
|
| Guanacaste | Tilarán | 12,563 | 12,097 | 466 |
3.85%
|
| Guanacaste | Nandayure | 12,058 | 12,038 | 20 |
0.17%
|
| Guanacaste | La Cruz | 8,333 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Hojancha | 7,899 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 65,562 | 55,592 | 9,970 |
17.93%
|
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 12,095 | 9,175 | 2,920 |
31.83%
|
| Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 20,104 | 11,042 | 9,062 |
82.07%
|
| Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 6,979 | 6,616 | 363 |
5.49%
|
| Puntarenas | Osa | 24,613 | 17,574 | 7,039 |
40.05%
|
| Puntarenas | Quepos | 14,473 | 19,942 | −5,469 |
-27.42%
|
| Puntarenas | Golfito | 42,510 | 36,567 | 5,943 |
16.25%
|
| Puntarenas | Coto Brus | 19,971 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Parrita | 11,901 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Limón | 40,830 | 40,141 | 689 |
1.72%
|
| Limón | Pococí | 28,688 | 16,927 | 11,761 |
69.48%
|
| Limón | Siquirres | 18,133 | 11,317 | 6,816 |
60.23%
|
| Limón | Talamanca | 5,431 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Matina | 10,489 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Guácimo | 11,572 | - | - | - |
References
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- ^ "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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