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Central America & Caribbean |
Estimation 2020 - 5 111 221 |
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Statistical Data - Population density according to the administrative structure
The population data in the table below is an estimation for 2020, based on the census data from 2011.
Click on the column header brings the table in order of the column header. The default order is the Province name.
| Province |
ISO
3166-2 |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
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| Total |
|
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51 470,4 |
5 111 221 |
99,3 |
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| Last update: 30/04/2023 - 00:26:12 |
| Alajuela |
CR-A |
Alajuela |
10 127,7 |
1 029 568 |
101,7 |
| Cartago |
CR-C |
Cartago |
3 124,7 |
541 259 |
173,2 |
| Guanacaste |
CR-G |
Liberia |
10 140,8 |
393 893 |
38,8 |
| Heredia |
CR-H |
Heredia |
2 657,0 |
526 092 |
198,0 |
| Limón |
CR-L |
Puerto Limón |
9 188,5 |
460 083 |
50,1 |
| Puntarenas |
CR-P |
Puntarenas |
11 265,7 |
498 779 |
44,3 |
| San José |
CR-SJ |
San José |
4 966,0 |
1 661 547 |
334,6 |
The provinces are divided in cantons, which are shown in the following table. Since no ISO 3166-2 structures are defined for the cantons, the HASC abbreviations are displayed in this table.
| Canton |
HASC |
Prov |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
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| Total |
|
|
|
51 470,4 |
5 111 221 |
99,3 |
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| Last update: 30/04/2023 - 00:26:12 |
| Abangares |
GU AB |
Guanacaste |
Las Juntas |
675,8 |
20 016 |
29,6 |
| Acosta |
SJ AC |
San José |
San Ignacio |
342,2 |
21 976 |
64,2 |
| Alajuela |
AL AL |
Alajuela |
Alajuela |
758,3 |
314 209 |
414,4 |
| Alajuelita |
SJ AL |
San José |
Alajuelita |
21,2 |
94 548 |
4 459,8 |
| Alvarado |
CA AL |
Cartago |
Pacayas |
81,1 |
15 433 |
190,3 |
| Aserrí |
SJ AS |
San José |
Aserrí |
167,1 |
63 529 |
380,2 |
| Atenas |
AL AT |
Alajuela |
Atenas |
127,2 |
29 340 |
230,7 |
| Bagaces |
GU BA |
Guanacaste |
Bagaces |
1 273,5 |
24 130 |
18,9 |
| Barva |
HE BA |
Heredia |
Barva |
53,8 |
47 002 |
873,6 |
| Belén |
HE BE |
Heredia |
San Antonio |
12,2 |
26 459 |
2 168,8 |
| Buenos Aires |
PU BA |
Puntarenas |
Buenos Aires |
2 384,2 |
53 436 |
22,4 |
| Cañas |
GU CN |
Guanacaste |
Cañas |
682,2 |
32 685 |
47,9 |
| Carrillo |
GU CR |
Guanacaste |
Filadelfia |
577,5 |
45 939 |
79,5 |
| Cartago |
CA CA |
Cartago |
Cartago |
287,8 |
164 121 |
570,3 |
| Corredores |
PU CO |
Puntarenas |
Neily |
620,6 |
52 419 |
84,5 |
| Coto Brus |
PU CB |
Puntarenas |
San Vito |
933,9 |
44 308 |
47,4 |
| Curridabat |
SJ CU |
San José |
Curridabat |
16,0 |
79 577 |
4 973,6 |
| Desamparados |
SJ DE |
San José |
Desamparados |
118,3 |
245 208 |
2 072,8 |
| Dota |
SJ DO |
San José |
Santa Maria |
400,2 |
7 948 |
19,9 |
| El Guarco |
CA EG |
Cartago |
El Tejar |
167,7 |
46 304 |
276,1 |
| Escazú |
SJ ES |
San José |
Escazú |
34,5 |
70 054 |
2 030,6 |
| Esparza |
PU ES |
Puntarenas |
Esparza |
216,8 |
38 183 |
176,1 |
| Flores |
HE FL |
Heredia |
San Joaquín |
7,0 |
24 886 |
3 555,1 |
| Garabito |
PU GA |
Puntarenas |
Jacó |
316,3 |
26 028 |
82,3 |
| Goicoechea |
SJ GO |
San José |
Guadalupe |
31,5 |
138 525 |
4 397,6 |
| Golfito |
PU GO |
Puntarenas |
Golfito |
1 754,0 |
45 573 |
26,0 |
| Grecia |
AL GR |
Alajuela |
Grecia |
141,5 |
78 037 |
551,5 |
| Guácimo |
LI GU |
Limón |
Guácimo |
576,5 |
55 128 |
95,6 |
| Guatuso |
AL GU |
Alajuela |
San Rafael |
758,3 |
19 236 |
25,4 |
| Heredia |
HE HE |
Heredia |
Heredia |
282,6 |
143 208 |
506,8 |
| Hojancha |
GU HO |
Guanacaste |
Hojancha |
261,4 |
7 998 |
30,6 |
| Jiménez |
CA JI |
Cartago |
San Viñas |
286,4 |
16 321 |
57,0 |
| La Cruz |
GU LC |
Guanacaste |
La Cruz |
1 383,9 |
27 090 |
19,6 |
| La Unión |
CA LU |
Cartago |
La Unión |
44,8 |
112 508 |
2 511,3 |
| León Cortés Castro |
SJ LC |
San José |
San Pablo |
120,8 |
13 769 |
114,0 |
| Liberia |
GU LI |
Guanacaste |
Liberia |
1 436,5 |
76 969 |
53,6 |
| Limón |
LI LI |
Limón |
Puerto Limón |
1 765,8 |
99 836 |
56,5 |
| Los Chiles |
AL LC |
Alajuela |
Los Chiles |
1 358,9 |
33 689 |
24,8 |
| Matina |
LI MA |
Limón |
Matina |
772,6 |
46 379 |
60,0 |
| Montes de Oca |
SJ MO |
San José |
San Pedro |
15,2 |
62 533 |
4 114,0 |
| Montes de Oro |
PU MO |
Puntarenas |
Miramar |
244,8 |
14 323 |
58,5 |
| Mora |
SJ MR |
San José |
Ciudad Colón |
162,0 |
30 318 |
187,1 |
| Moravia |
SJ MV |
San José |
San Vicente |
28,6 |
62 669 |
2 191,2 |
| Nandayure |
GU NA |
Guanacaste |
Carmona |
565,6 |
11 787 |
20,8 |
| Naranjo |
AL NA |
Alajuela |
Naranjo |
126,6 |
48 803 |
385,5 |
| Nicoya |
GU NI |
Guanacaste |
Nicoya |
1 333,7 |
56 591 |
42,4 |
| Oreamuno |
CA OR |
Cartago |
San Rafael |
202,3 |
49 972 |
247,0 |
| Orotina |
AL OR |
Alajuela |
Orotina |
141,9 |
23 786 |
167,6 |
| Osa |
PU OS |
Puntarenas |
Ciudad Cortés |
1 930,2 |
31 139 |
16,1 |
| Palmares |
AL PA |
Alajuela |
Palmares |
38,1 |
40 928 |
1 074,2 |
| Paraíso |
CA PA |
Cartago |
Paraíso |
411,9 |
62 941 |
152,8 |
| Parrita |
PU PA |
Puntarenas |
Parrita |
478,8 |
20 199 |
42,2 |
| Pérez Zeledón |
SJ PZ |
San José |
San Isidro |
1 905,5 |
143 117 |
75,1 |
| Poás |
AL PO |
Alajuela |
San Pedro |
73,8 |
34 006 |
460,8 |
| Pococí |
LI PO |
Limón |
Guápiles |
2 403,5 |
150 664 |
62,7 |
| Puntarenas |
PU PU |
Puntarenas |
Puntarenas |
1 842,3 |
140 102 |
76,0 |
| Puriscal |
SJ PU |
San José |
Santiago |
553,7 |
37 983 |
68,6 |
| Quepos |
PU AG |
Puntarenas |
Quepos |
543,8 |
33 069 |
60,8 |
| Río Cauto |
AL RC |
Alajuela |
Río Cauto |
254,5 |
15 808 |
62,1 |
| San Carlos |
AL SC |
Alajuela |
Quesada |
3 348,0 |
200 151 |
59,8 |
| San Isidro |
HE SI |
Heredia |
San Isidro |
27,0 |
23 230 |
860,4 |
| San José |
SJ SJ |
San José |
San José |
44,6 |
347 398 |
7 789,2 |
| San Mateo |
AL SM |
Alajuela |
San Mateo |
125,9 |
7 141 |
56,7 |
| San Pablo |
HE SP |
Heredia |
San Pablo |
7,5 |
31 200 |
4 160,0 |
| San Rafael |
HE SR |
Heredia |
San Rafael |
48,4 |
55 269 |
1 141,9 |
| San Ramón |
AL SR |
Alajuela |
San Ramón |
1 018,6 |
93 872 |
92,2 |
| Santa Ana |
SJ SA |
San José |
Santa Ana |
61,4 |
60 453 |
984,6 |
| Santa Bárbara |
HE SB |
Heredia |
Santa Bárbara |
53,2 |
42 778 |
804,1 |
| Santa Cruz |
GU SC |
Guanacaste |
Santa Cruz |
1 312,3 |
68 939 |
52,5 |
| Santo Domingo |
HE SD |
Heredia |
Santo Domingo |
24,8 |
49 045 |
1 977,6 |
| Sarapiquí |
HE SA |
Heredia |
Puerto Viejo |
2 140,5 |
83 015 |
38,8 |
| Siquirres |
LI SI |
Limón |
Siquirres |
860,2 |
64 923 |
75,5 |
| Talamanca |
LI TA |
Limón |
Bribri |
2 809,9 |
43 153 |
15,4 |
| Tarrazú |
SJ TA |
San José |
San Marcos |
297,5 |
18 535 |
62,3 |
| Tibás |
SJ TI |
San José |
San Juan |
8,2 |
84 873 |
10 350,4 |
| Tilarán |
GU TI |
Guanacaste |
Tilarán |
638,4 |
21 749 |
34,1 |
| Turrialba |
CA TU |
Cartago |
Turrialba |
1 642,7 |
73 659 |
44,8 |
| Turrubares |
SJ TU |
San José |
San Pablo |
415,3 |
6 871 |
16,5 |
| Upala |
AL UP |
Alajuela |
Upala |
1 580,7 |
54 055 |
34,2 |
| Valverde Vega |
AL VV |
Alajuela |
Sarchí Norte |
120,3 |
22 166 |
184,3 |
| Vázquez de Coronado |
SJ VC |
San José |
San Isidro |
222,2 |
71 663 |
322,5 |
| Zarcero |
AL AR |
Alajuela |
Zarcero |
155,1 |
14 341 |
92,5 |
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