1950 Costa Rican census
| Costa Rica 1950 Census | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| General information | ||
| Country | Costa Rica | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 800,875 ( 69.85%) | |
| Most populous | San José 111,820 | |
| Least populous | Dota 2801 | |
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 120,499 | — |
| 1883 | 182,073 | +2.20% |
| 1892 | 243,205 | +3.27% |
| 1927 | 471,524 | +1.91% |
| 1950 | 800,875 | +2.33% |
| 1963 | 1,336,274 | +4.02% |
| 1973 | 1,871,780 | +3.43% |
| 1984 | 2,416,809 | +2.35% |
| 2000 | 3,810,179 | +2.89% |
| 2011 | 4,301,712 | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 5,044,197 | +1.46% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1] Centro Centroamericano de Población[2] | ||
The Costa Rica 1950 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 800,875.
Results by canton
| Province | Cantón | Population as of 1950 census |
Population as of 1927 census |
Change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | San José | 111,820 | 62,053 | 49,767 |
80.20%
|
| San José | Escazú | 7,141 | 5,113 | 2,028 |
39.66%
|
| San José | Desamparados | 15,614 | 9,463 | 6,151 |
65.00%
|
| San José | Puriscal | 16,743 | 13,329 | 3,414 |
25.61%
|
| San José | Tarrazú | 7,435 | 5,734 | 1,701 |
29.67%
|
| San José | Aserrí | 9,122 | 6,592 | 2,530 |
38.38%
|
| San José | Mora | 7,736 | 7,925 | −189  |
-2.38%
|
| San José | Goicoechea | 21,093 | 6,496 | 14,597 |
224.71%
|
| San José | Santa Ana | 5,812 | 3,785 | 2,027 |
53.55%
|
| San José | Alajuelita | 3,920 | 2,571 | 1,349 |
52.47%
|
| San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 6,124 | 4,161 | 1,963 |
47.18%
|
| San José | Acosta | 10,160 | 7,474 | 2,686 |
35.94%
|
| San José | Tibás | 10,594 | 4,579 | 6,015 |
131.36%
|
| San José | Moravia | 5,727 | 2,778 | 2,949 |
106.16%
|
| San José | Montes de Oca | 9,916 | 3,676 | 6,240 |
169.75%
|
| San José | Turrubares | 5,937 | 2,742 | 3,195 |
116.52%
|
| San José | Dota | 2,801 | 4,712 | −1,911 |
-40.56%
|
| San José | Curridabat | 4,497 | - | - | - |
| San José | Pérez Zeledón | 19,630 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 37,376 | 25,656 | 11,720 |
45.68%
|
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 19,951 | 13,805 | 6,146 |
44.52%
|
| Alajuela | Grecia | 23,571 | 16,130 | 7,441 |
46.13%
|
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 3,611 | 3,234 | 377 |
11.66%
|
| Alajuela | Atenas | 9,313 | 7,631 | 1,682 |
22.04%
|
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 10,839 | 7,910 | 2,929 |
37.03%
|
| Alajuela | Palmares | 7,934 | 6,683 | 1,251 |
18.72%
|
| Alajuela | Poás | 5,135 | 3,570 | 1,565 |
43.84%
|
| Alajuela | Orotina | 5,951 | 4,151 | 1,800 |
43.36%
|
| Alajuela | San Carlos | 16,180 | 5,719 | 10,461 |
182.92%
|
| Alajuela | Zarcero | 4,676 | 3,088 | 1,588 |
51.42%
|
| Alajuela | Sarchí | 4,313 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 30,763 | 26,909 | 3,854 |
14.32%
|
| Cartago | Paraíso | 11,426 | 7,900 | 3,526 |
44.63%
|
| Cartago | La Unión | 7,789 | 4,972 | 2,817 |
56.66%
|
| Cartago | Jiménez | 7,731 | 5,892 | 1,839 |
31.21%
|
| Cartago | Turrialba | 24,466 | 15,814 | 8,652 |
54.71%
|
| Cartago | Alvarado | 4,597 | 3,568 | 1,029 |
28.84%
|
| Cartago | Oreamuno | 7,568 | 5,143 | 2,425 |
47.15%
|
| Cartago | El Guarco | 6,385 | - | - | - |
| Heredia | Heredia | 19,898 | 12,667 | 7,231 |
57.09%
|
| Heredia | Barva | 5,263 | 3,482 | 1,781 |
51.15%
|
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 7,346 | 6,089 | 1,257 |
20.64%
|
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 5,044 | 3,997 | 1,047 |
26.19%
|
| Heredia | San Rafael | 5,254 | 4,163 | 1,091 |
26.21%
|
| Heredia | San Isidro | 2,849 | 2,744 | 105 |
3.83%
|
| Heredia | Belén | 3,226 | 2,782 | 444 |
15.96%
|
| Heredia | Flores | 2,880 | 2,483 | 397 |
15.99%
|
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 10,246 | 7,322 | 2,924 |
39.93%
|
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 29,918 | 11,005 | 18,913 |
171.86%
|
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 13,615 | 10,390 | 3,225 |
31.04%
|
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 4,079 | 1,890 | 2,189 |
115.82%
|
| Guanacaste | Carrillo | 7,002 | 5,364 | 1,638 |
30.54%
|
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 5,929 | 3,500 | 2,429 |
69.40%
|
| Guanacaste | Abangares | 8,344 | 5,540 | 2,804 |
50.61%
|
| Guanacaste | Tilarán | 9,057 | 6,131 | 2,926 |
47.72%
|
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 31,074 | 14,746 | 16,328 |
110.73%
|
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 6,902 | 5,314 | 1,588 |
29.88%
|
| Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 7,392 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 5,595 | 4,312 | 1,283 |
29.75%
|
| Puntarenas | Osa | 11,518 | 4,367 | 7,151 |
163.75%
|
| Puntarenas | Quepos | 15,291 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Golfito | 10,396 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Limón | 23,337 | 22,424 | 913 |
4.07%
|
| Limón | Pococí | 10,482 | 2,974 | 7,508 |
252.45%
|
| Limón | Siquirres | 7,541 | 6,880 | 661 |
9.61%
|
References
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).