# Censo costarricense de 1973

El VII Censo Nacional de Población y III Censo Nacional de Vivienda de Costa Rica se llevó a cabo en el año 1973 encargado por la entonces denominada Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecesora del actual INEC. La población total del país según el censo 1973 fue de 1,871,780 habitantes.

## Resultados

| Provincia | Cantón | Población en censo de 1973 | Población en censo de 1963 | Variación | Variación porcentual |
| 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 | 7542 | 5392 | 2150 | 39.87% |
| San José | Aserrí | 20 091 | 13 609 | 6482 | 47.63% |
| San José | Mora | 10 733 | 8938 | 1795 | 20.08% |
| San José | Goicoechea | 61 607 | 44 110 | 17 497 | 39.67% |
| San José | Santa Ana | 14 499 | 9026 | 5473 | 60.64% |
| San José | Alajuelita | 23 013 | 10 848 | 12 165 | 112.14% |
| San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 16 336 | 10 615 | 5721 | 53.90% |
| San José | Acosta | 14 385 | 13 092 | 1293 | 9.88% |
| San José | Tibás | 35 602 | 23 946 | 11 656 | 48.68% |
| San José | Moravia | 19 548 | 11 642 | 7906 | 67.91% |
| San José | Montes de Oca | 33 633 | 24 043 | 9590 | 39.89% |
| San José | Turrubares | 4709 | 5496 | −787 | -14.32% |
| San José | Dota | 4375 | 3718 | 657 | 17.67% |
| San José | Curridabat | 15 591 | 9491 | 6100 | 64.27% |
| San José | Pérez Zeledón | 67 089 | 47 319 | 19 770 | 41.78% |
| San José | León Cortés Castro | 7521 | 5650 | 1871 | 33.12% |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 96 325 | 64 398 | 31 927 | 49.58% |
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 33 155 | 25 925 | 7230 | 27.89% |
| Alajuela | Grecia | 31 806 | 43 923 | −12 117 | -27.59% |
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 2969 | 3388 | −419 | -12.37% |
| Alajuela | Atenas | 12 610 | 11 018 | 1592 | 14.45% |
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 19 721 | 16 414 | 3307 | 20.15% |
| Alajuela | Palmares | 14 495 | 12 283 | 2212 | 18.01% |
| Alajuela | Poás | 10 191 | 8179 | 2012 | 24.60% |
| Alajuela | Orotina | 8479 | 7093 | 1386 | 19.54% |
| Alajuela | San Carlos | 54 952 | 36 586 | 18 366 | 50.20% |
| Alajuela | Zarcero | 6342 | 4919 | 1423 | 28.93% |
| Alajuela | Sarchí | 8707 | 6546 | 2161 | 33.01% |
| Alajuela | Upala | 15 971 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Los Chiles | 5596 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Guatuso | 4713 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 65 310 | 46 722 | 18 588 | 39.78% |
| Cartago | Paraíso | 22 281 | 18 389 | 3892 | 21.16% |
| Cartago | La Unión | 23 352 | 14 074 | 9278 | 65.92% |
| Cartago | Jiménez | 11 523 | 10 439 | 1084 | 10.38% |
| Cartago | Turrialba | 43 202 | 37 620 | 5582 | 14.84% |
| Cartago | Alvarado | 7484 | 6465 | 1019 | 15.76% |
| Cartago | Oreamuno | 17 517 | 12 035 | 5482 | 45.55% |
| Cartago | El Guarco | 14 030 | 9689 | 4341 | 44.80% |
| Heredia | Heredia | 36 487 | 30 919 | 5568 | 18.01% |
| Heredia | Barva | 12 864 | 8504 | 4360 | 51.27% |
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 17 423 | 11 348 | 6075 | 53.53% |
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 10 738 | 8127 | 2611 | 32.13% |
| Heredia | San Rafael | 16 013 | 9069 | 6944 | 76.57% |
| Heredia | San Isidro | 5979 | 4061 | 1918 | 47.23% |
| Heredia | Belén | 8538 | 4781 | 3757 | 78.58% |
| Heredia | Flores | 6524 | 4162 | 2362 | 56.75% |
| Heredia | San Pablo | 6660 | 4092 | 2568 | 62.76% |
| Heredia | Sarapiquí | 12 618 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 21 781 | 18 030 | 3751 | 20.80% |
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 37 185 | 36 276 | 909 | 2.51% |
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 29 739 | 23 576 | 6163 | 26.14% |
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 9828 | 9836 | −8 | -0.08% |
| Guanacaste | Carrillo | 14 893 | 11 396 | 3497 | 30.69% |
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 12 779 | 9117 | 3662 | 40.17% |
| Guanacaste | Abangares | 11 633 | 10 189 | 1444 | 14.17% |
| Guanacaste | Tilarán | 12 563 | 12 097 | 466 | 3.85% |
| Guanacaste | Nandayure | 12 058 | 12 038 | 20 | 0.17% |
| Guanacaste | La Cruz | 8333 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Hojancha | 7899 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 65 562 | 55 592 | 9970 | 17.93% |
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 12 095 | 9175 | 2920 | 31.83% |
| Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 20 104 | 11 042 | 9062 | 82.07% |
| Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 6979 | 6616 | 363 | 5.49% |
| Puntarenas | Osa | 24 613 | 17 574 | 7039 | 40.05% |
| Puntarenas | Quepos | 14 473 | 19 942 | −5469 | -27.42% |
| Puntarenas | Golfito | 42 510 | 36 567 | 5943 | 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 | 6816 | 60.23% |
| Limón | Talamanca | 5431 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Matina | 10 489 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Guácimo | 11 572 | - | - | - |