# 1973 Costa Rican census

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 | - | - | - |