1963 Costa Rican census
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.
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 120,499 | — | |
| 1883 | 182,073 | 51.1% | |
| 1892 | 243,205 | 33.6% | |
| 1927 | 471,524 | 93.9% | |
| 1950 | 800,875 | 69.8% | |
| 1963 | 1,336,274 | 66.9% | |
| 1973 | 1,871,780 | 40.1% | |
| 1984 | 2,416,809 | 29.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,810,179 | 57.7% | |
| 2011 | 4,301,712 | 12.9% | |
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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
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
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