1973 Costa Rican census

Costa Rica 1973 Census
1973
General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population1,871,780 ( 40.07%)
Most populous cantonSan José
215,441
Least populous cantonSan Mateo
2,969
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 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.

Results by canton

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

  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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