# 1950 Costa Rican census

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% |