1963 Costa Rican census

Costa Rica 1963 Census
1 April 1963
General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population1,336,274 ( 66.85%)
Most populous cantonSan José
168,938
Least populous cantonSan Mateo
3,388
Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864120,499—    
1883182,073+2.20%
1892243,205+3.27%
1927471,524+1.91%
1950800,875+2.33%
19631,336,274+4.02%
19731,871,780+3.43%
19842,416,809+2.35%
20003,810,179+2.89%
20114,301,712+1.11%
20225,044,197+1.46%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[2]

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

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

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
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