Costa Rica: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Cantons
The population of the provinces and cantons of Costa Rica according to census-based population estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender).| Name | Status | Population Estimate 2000-06-30 | Population Estimate 2011-06-30 | Population Estimate 2022-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuela | Province | 728,057 | 903,132 | 1,035,464 | → |
| Alajuela | Canton | 226,649 | 276,794 | 322,143 | → |
| Atenas | Canton | 22,842 | 26,420 | 30,407 | → |
| Grecia | Canton | 58,324 | 69,663 | 76,226 | → |
| Guatuso | Canton | 13,263 | 16,950 | 18,316 | → |
| Los Chiles | Canton | 20,035 | 27,301 | 34,701 | → |
| Naranjo | Canton | 38,202 | 43,797 | 46,647 | → |
| Orotina | Canton | 15,962 | 20,738 | 24,217 | → |
| Palmares | Canton | 30,250 | 36,379 | 39,148 | → |
| Poás | Canton | 25,177 | 29,693 | 36,207 | → |
| Río Cuarto (← Grecia) | Canton | 7,874 | 12,826 | 14,418 | → |
| San Carlos | Canton | 129,176 | 172,023 | 198,742 | → |
| San Mateo | Canton | 5,451 | 6,470 | 6,952 | → |
| San Ramón | Canton | 69,088 | 83,939 | 93,264 | → |
| Sarchí (Valverde Vega) | Canton | 16,488 | 19,936 | 21,562 | → |
| Upala | Canton | 38,249 | 47,357 | 57,361 | → |
| Zarcero (Alfaro Ruiz) | Canton | 11,027 | 12,846 | 15,153 | → |
| Cartago | Province | 439,645 | 502,258 | 545,092 | → |
| Alvarado | Canton | 12,506 | 14,302 | 17,134 | → |
| Cartago | Canton | 134,232 | 151,774 | 165,417 | → |
| El Guarco | Canton | 34,378 | 42,474 | 47,375 | → |
| Jiménez | Canton | 14,280 | 15,716 | 18,710 | → |
| La Unión | Canton | 81,673 | 101,195 | 99,539 | → |
| Oreamuno | Canton | 39,693 | 46,136 | 48,911 | → |
| Paraíso | Canton | 53,272 | 58,030 | 65,941 | → |
| Turrialba | Canton | 69,611 | 72,631 | 82,065 | → |
| Guanacaste | Province | 268,386 | 342,702 | 412,808 | → |
| Abangares | Canton | 16,531 | 18,512 | 22,211 | → |
| Bagaces | Canton | 16,230 | 20,824 | 23,709 | → |
| Cañas | Canton | 24,480 | 29,234 | 31,738 | → |
| Carrillo | Canton | 27,739 | 38,068 | 48,227 | → |
| Hojancha | Canton | 6,636 | 7,483 | 8,224 | → |
| La Cruz | Canton | 16,756 | 22,644 | 26,829 | → |
| Liberia | Canton | 47,438 | 64,797 | 80,130 | → |
| Nandayure | Canton | 10,138 | 11,298 | 11,874 | → |
| Nicoya | Canton | 42,809 | 51,371 | 66,268 | → |
| Santa Cruz | Canton | 41,476 | 58,107 | 72,366 | → |
| Tilarán | Canton | 18,153 | 20,364 | 21,232 | → |
| Heredia | Province | 360,772 | 461,152 | 479,117 | → |
| Barva | Canton | 32,973 | 41,086 | 47,699 | → |
| Belén | Canton | 20,174 | 24,192 | 23,759 | → |
| Flores | Canton | 15,291 | 22,129 | 22,026 | → |
| Heredia | Canton | 105,636 | 128,546 | 131,901 | → |
| San Isidro | Canton | 16,340 | 20,873 | 22,806 | → |
| San Pablo | Canton | 21,165 | 29,026 | 29,860 | → |
| San Rafael | Canton | 37,936 | 48,924 | 48,848 | → |
| Santa Bárbara | Canton | 29,683 | 37,339 | 39,133 | → |
| Santo Domingo | Canton | 35,316 | 44,549 | 45,932 | → |
| Sarapiquí | Canton | 46,258 | 64,488 | 67,153 | → |
| Limón | Province | 345,071 | 411,404 | 470,383 | → |
| Guácimo | Canton | 35,470 | 46,478 | 49,606 | → |
| Limón | Canton | 91,403 | 96,314 | 116,457 | → |
| Matina | Canton | 33,679 | 41,148 | 45,329 | → |
| Pococí | Canton | 104,917 | 131,214 | 146,320 | → |
| Siquirres | Canton | 53,305 | 60,376 | 63,765 | → |
| Talamanca | Canton | 26,297 | 35,874 | 48,906 | → |
| Puntarenas | Province | 363,324 | 442,415 | 500,166 | → |
| Buenos Aires | Canton | 40,794 | 47,324 | 50,562 | → |
| Corredores | Canton | 37,867 | 47,094 | 51,023 | → |
| Coto Brus | Canton | 40,698 | 43,361 | 46,351 | → |
| Esparza | Canton | 24,358 | 33,126 | 34,808 | → |
| Garabito | Canton | 10,572 | 20,184 | 26,672 | → |
| Golfito (incl. Puerto Jiménez) | Canton | 34,363 | 41,015 | 44,086 | → |
| Montes de Oro | Canton | 11,343 | 12,937 | 16,395 | → |
| Osa | Canton | 26,274 | 29,483 | 36,088 | → |
| Parrita | Canton | 12,305 | 16,865 | 20,068 | → |
| Puntarenas (incl. Monte Verde) | Canton | 104,221 | 122,535 | 141,697 | → |
| Quepos (Aguirre) | Canton | 20,529 | 28,491 | 32,416 | → |
| San José | Province | 1,367,088 | 1,529,084 | 1,601,167 | → |
| Acosta | Canton | 18,954 | 20,286 | 22,542 | → |
| Alajuelita | Canton | 71,485 | 82,322 | 81,012 | → |
| Aserrí | Canton | 50,164 | 58,085 | 59,588 | → |
| Curridabat | Canton | 61,907 | 73,288 | 71,026 | → |
| Desamparados | Canton | 196,731 | 222,808 | 223,226 | → |
| Dota | Canton | 6,630 | 7,391 | 9,364 | → |
| Escazú | Canton | 53,267 | 63,738 | 71,500 | → |
| Goicoechea | Canton | 119,442 | 126,776 | 132,104 | → |
| León Cortés Castro | Canton | 11,895 | 12,469 | 13,553 | → |
| Montes de Oca | Canton | 51,217 | 60,017 | 53,862 | → |
| Mora | Canton | 22,024 | 27,751 | 32,348 | → |
| Moravia | Canton | 51,226 | 58,704 | 59,546 | → |
| Pérez Zeledón | Canton | 124,036 | 139,264 | 156,917 | → |
| Puriscal | Canton | 29,843 | 34,485 | 38,525 | → |
| San José | Canton | 314,063 | 322,155 | 352,381 | → |
| Santa Ana | Canton | 35,082 | 53,189 | 58,020 | → |
| Tarrazú | Canton | 14,403 | 17,156 | 17,810 | → |
| Tibás | Canton | 73,208 | 78,506 | 74,592 | → |
| Turrubares | Canton | 4,958 | 6,066 | 6,173 | → |
| Vázquez de Coronado | Canton | 56,553 | 64,628 | 67,078 | → |
| Costa Rica | Republic | 3,872,343 | 4,592,147 | 5,044,197 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos.