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Central America & Caribbean |
Estimation 2022 - 5 044 197 |
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Statistical Data - Population density according to the administrative structure
The population data in the table below is an estimation for 2022, 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 |
5 044 197 |
98,0 |
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| Last update: 17/01/2023 - 02:14:47 |
| Alajuela |
CR-A |
Alajuela |
10 127,7 |
1 035 464 |
102,2 |
| Cartago |
CR-C |
Cartago |
3 124,7 |
545 092 |
174,4 |
| Guanacaste |
CR-G |
Liberia |
10 140,8 |
412 808 |
40,7 |
| Heredia |
CR-H |
Heredia |
2 657,0 |
479 117 |
180,3 |
| Limón |
CR-L |
Puerto Limón |
9 188,5 |
470 383 |
51,2 |
| Puntarenas |
CR-P |
Puntarenas |
11 265,7 |
500 166 |
44,4 |
| San José |
CR-SJ |
San José |
4 966,0 |
1 601 167 |
322,4 |
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 |
Province |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
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| Total |
|
|
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51 470,4 |
5 044 197 |
98,0 |
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| Last update: 17/01/2023 - 02:14:47 |
| Abangares |
GU AB |
Guanacaste |
Las Juntas |
675,8 |
22 211 |
32,9 |
| Acosta |
SJ AC |
San José |
San Ignacio |
342,2 |
22 542 |
65,9 |
| Alajuela |
AL AL |
Alajuela |
Alajuela |
758,3 |
322 143 |
424,8 |
| Alajuelita |
SJ AL |
San José |
Alajuelita |
21,2 |
81 012 |
3 821,3 |
| Alvarado |
CA AL |
Cartago |
Pacayas |
81,1 |
17 134 |
211,3 |
| Aserrí |
SJ AS |
San José |
Aserrí |
167,1 |
59 588 |
356,6 |
| Atenas |
AL AT |
Alajuela |
Atenas |
127,2 |
30 407 |
239,0 |
| Bagaces |
GU BA |
Guanacaste |
Bagaces |
1 273,5 |
23 709 |
18,6 |
| Barva |
HE BA |
Heredia |
Barva |
53,8 |
47 699 |
886,6 |
| Belén |
HE BE |
Heredia |
San Antonio |
12,2 |
23 759 |
1 947,5 |
| Buenos Aires |
PU BA |
Puntarenas |
Buenos Aires |
2 384,2 |
50 562 |
21,2 |
| Cañas |
GU CN |
Guanacaste |
Cañas |
682,2 |
31 738 |
46,5 |
| Carrillo |
GU CR |
Guanacaste |
Filadelfia |
577,5 |
48 227 |
83,5 |
| Cartago |
CA CA |
Cartago |
Cartago |
287,8 |
165 417 |
574,8 |
| Corredores |
PU CO |
Puntarenas |
Neily |
620,6 |
51 023 |
82,2 |
| Coto Brus |
PU CB |
Puntarenas |
San Vito |
933,9 |
46 351 |
49,6 |
| Curridabat |
SJ CU |
San José |
Curridabat |
16,0 |
71 026 |
4 439,1 |
| Desamparados |
SJ DE |
San José |
Desamparados |
118,3 |
223 226 |
1 886,9 |
| Dota |
SJ DO |
San José |
Santa Maria |
400,2 |
9 364 |
23,4 |
| El Guarco |
CA EG |
Cartago |
El Tejar |
167,7 |
47 375 |
282,5 |
| Escazú |
SJ ES |
San José |
Escazú |
34,5 |
71 500 |
2 072,5 |
| Esparza |
PU ES |
Puntarenas |
Esparza |
216,8 |
34 808 |
160,6 |
| Flores |
HE FL |
Heredia |
San Joaquín |
7,0 |
22 026 |
3 146,6 |
| Garabito |
PU GA |
Puntarenas |
Jacó |
316,3 |
26 672 |
84,3 |
| Goicoechea |
SJ GO |
San José |
Guadalupe |
31,5 |
132 104 |
4 193,8 |
| Golfito |
PU GO |
Puntarenas |
Golfito |
1 754,0 |
44 086 |
25,1 |
| Grecia |
AL GR |
Alajuela |
Grecia |
141,5 |
76 226 |
538,7 |
| Guácimo |
LI GU |
Limón |
Guácimo |
576,5 |
49 606 |
86,0 |
| Guatuso |
AL GU |
Alajuela |
San Rafael |
758,3 |
18 316 |
24,2 |
| Heredia |
HE HE |
Heredia |
Heredia |
282,6 |
131 901 |
466,7 |
| Hojancha |
GU HO |
Guanacaste |
Hojancha |
261,4 |
8 224 |
31,5 |
| Jiménez |
CA JI |
Cartago |
San Viñas |
286,4 |
18 710 |
65,3 |
| La Cruz |
GU LC |
Guanacaste |
La Cruz |
1 383,9 |
26 829 |
19,4 |
| La Unión |
CA LU |
Cartago |
La Unión |
44,8 |
99 539 |
2 221,9 |
| León Cortés Castro |
SJ LC |
San José |
San Pablo |
120,8 |
13 553 |
112,2 |
| Liberia |
GU LI |
Guanacaste |
Liberia |
1 436,5 |
80 130 |
55,8 |
| Limón |
LI LI |
Limón |
Puerto Limón |
1 765,8 |
116 457 |
66,0 |
| Los Chiles |
AL LC |
Alajuela |
Los Chiles |
1 358,9 |
34 701 |
25,5 |
| Matina |
LI MA |
Limón |
Matina |
772,6 |
45 329 |
58,7 |
| Montes de Oca |
SJ MO |
San José |
San Pedro |
15,2 |
53 862 |
3 543,6 |
| Montes de Oro |
PU MO |
Puntarenas |
Miramar |
244,8 |
16 395 |
67,0 |
| Mora |
SJ MR |
San José |
Ciudad Colón |
162,0 |
32 348 |
199,7 |
| Moravia |
SJ MV |
San José |
San Vicente |
28,6 |
59 546 |
2 082,0 |
| Nandayure |
GU NA |
Guanacaste |
Carmona |
565,6 |
11 874 |
21,0 |
| Naranjo |
AL NA |
Alajuela |
Naranjo |
126,6 |
46 647 |
368,5 |
| Nicoya |
GU NI |
Guanacaste |
Nicoya |
1 333,7 |
66 268 |
49,7 |
| Oreamuno |
CA OR |
Cartago |
San Rafael |
202,3 |
48 911 |
241,8 |
| Orotina |
AL OR |
Alajuela |
Orotina |
141,9 |
24 217 |
170,7 |
| Osa |
PU OS |
Puntarenas |
Ciudad Cortés |
1 930,2 |
36 088 |
18,7 |
| Palmares |
AL PA |
Alajuela |
Palmares |
38,1 |
39 148 |
1 027,5 |
| Paraíso |
CA PA |
Cartago |
Paraíso |
411,9 |
65 941 |
160,1 |
| Parrita |
PU PA |
Puntarenas |
Parrita |
478,8 |
20 068 |
41,9 |
| Pérez Zeledón |
SJ PZ |
San José |
San Isidro |
1 905,5 |
156 917 |
82,3 |
| Poás |
AL PO |
Alajuela |
San Pedro |
73,8 |
36 207 |
490,6 |
| Pococí |
LI PO |
Limón |
Guápiles |
2 403,5 |
146 320 |
60,9 |
| Puntarenas |
PU PU |
Puntarenas |
Puntarenas |
1 842,3 |
141 697 |
76,9 |
| Puriscal |
SJ PU |
San José |
Santiago |
553,7 |
38 525 |
69,6 |
| Quepos |
PU AG |
Puntarenas |
Quepos |
543,8 |
32 416 |
59,6 |
| Río Cuarto |
AL RC |
Alajuela |
Río Cuarto |
254,5 |
14 418 |
56,7 |
| San Carlos |
AL SC |
Alajuela |
Quesada |
3 348,0 |
198 742 |
59,4 |
| San Isidro |
HE SI |
Heredia |
San Isidro |
27,0 |
22 806 |
844,7 |
| San José |
SJ SJ |
San José |
San José |
44,6 |
352 381 |
7 900,9 |
| San Mateo |
AL SM |
Alajuela |
San Mateo |
125,9 |
6 952 |
55,2 |
| San Pablo |
HE SP |
Heredia |
San Pablo |
7,5 |
29 860 |
3 981,3 |
| San Rafael |
HE SR |
Heredia |
San Rafael |
48,4 |
48 848 |
1 009,3 |
| San Ramón |
AL SR |
Alajuela |
San Ramón |
1 018,6 |
93 264 |
91,6 |
| Santa Ana |
SJ SA |
San José |
Santa Ana |
61,4 |
58 020 |
945,0 |
| Santa Bárbara |
HE SB |
Heredia |
Santa Bárbara |
53,2 |
39 133 |
735,6 |
| Santa Cruz |
GU SC |
Guanacaste |
Santa Cruz |
1 312,3 |
72 366 |
55,1 |
| Santo Domingo |
HE SD |
Heredia |
Santo Domingo |
24,8 |
45 932 |
1 852,1 |
| Sarapiquí |
HE SA |
Heredia |
Puerto Viejo |
2 140,5 |
67 153 |
31,4 |
| Siquirres |
LI SI |
Limón |
Siquirres |
860,2 |
63 765 |
74,1 |
| Talamanca |
LI TA |
Limón |
Bribri |
2 809,9 |
48 906 |
17,4 |
| Tarrazú |
SJ TA |
San José |
San Marcos |
297,5 |
17 810 |
59,9 |
| Tibás |
SJ TI |
San José |
San Juan |
8,2 |
74 592 |
9 096,6 |
| Tilarán |
GU TI |
Guanacaste |
Tilarán |
638,4 |
21 232 |
33,3 |
| Turrialba |
CA TU |
Cartago |
Turrialba |
1 642,7 |
82 065 |
50,0 |
| Turrubares |
SJ TU |
San José |
San Pablo |
415,3 |
6 173 |
14,9 |
| Upala |
AL UP |
Alajuela |
Upala |
1 580,7 |
57 361 |
36,3 |
| Valverde Vega |
AL VV |
Alajuela |
Sarchí Norte |
120,3 |
21 562 |
179,2 |
| Vázquez de Coronado |
SJ VC |
San José |
San Isidro |
222,2 |
67 078 |
301,9 |
| Zarcero |
AL AR |
Alajuela |
Zarcero |
155,1 |
15 153 |
97,7 |
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