# Censo costarricense de 1984

El VIII Censo Nacional de Población y IV Censo Nacional de Vivienda de Costa Rica se llevó a cabo en el año 1984 por el encargado de entonces, la Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecesora del actual INEC. La población total del país según el censo 1984 era de 2,416,809 habitantes.

## Resultados

| Provincia | Cantón | Población en censo de 1984 | Población en censo de 1973 | Variación | Variación porcentual |
| San José | San José | 241 464 | 215 441 | 26 023 | 12.08% |
| San José | Escazú | 33 101 | 25 026 | 8075 | 32.27% |
| San José | Desamparados | 108 824 | 74 272 | 34 552 | 46.52% |
| San José | Puriscal | 23 123 | 24 150 | −1027 | -4.25% |
| San José | Tarrazú | 8845 | 7542 | 1303 | 17.28% |
| San José | Aserrí | 30 588 | 20 091 | 10 497 | 52.25% |
| San José | Mora | 12 584 | 10 733 | 1851 | 17.25% |
| San José | Goicoechea | 79 931 | 61 607 | 18 324 | 29.74% |
| San José | Santa Ana | 19 605 | 14 499 | 5106 | 35.22% |
| San José | Alajuelita | 31 390 | 23 013 | 8377 | 36.40% |
| San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 24 514 | 16 336 | 8178 | 50.06% |
| San José | Acosta | 14 853 | 14 385 | 468 | 3.25% |
| San José | Tibás | 57 693 | 35 602 | 22 091 | 62.05% |
| San José | Moravia | 33 038 | 19 548 | 13 490 | 69.01% |
| San José | Montes de Oca | 39 065 | 33 633 | 5432 | 16.15% |
| San José | Turrubares | 4471 | 4709 | −238 | -5.05% |
| San José | Dota | 4934 | 4375 | 559 | 12.78% |
| San José | Curridabat | 31 954 | 15 591 | 16 363 | 104.95% |
| San José | Pérez Zeledón | 82 370 | 67 089 | 15 281 | 22.78% |
| San José | León Cortés Castro | 8087 | 7521 | 566 | 7.53% |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 127 472 | 96 325 | 31 147 | 32.34% |
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 39 963 | 33 155 | 6808 | 20.53% |
| Alajuela | Grecia | 38 361 | 31 806 | 6555 | 20.61% |
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 3783 | 2969 | 814 | 27.42% |
| Alajuela | Atenas | 15 011 | 12 610 | 2401 | 19.04% |
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 23 588 | 19 721 | 3867 | 19.61% |
| Alajuela | Palmares | 17 815 | 14 495 | 3320 | 22.90% |
| Alajuela | Poás | 13 939 | 10 191 | 3748 | 36.78% |
| Alajuela | Orotina | 10 494 | 8479 | 2015 | 23.76% |
| Alajuela | San Carlos | 75 576 | 54 952 | 20 624 | 37.53% |
| Alajuela | Zarcero | 7005 | 6342 | 663 | 10.45% |
| Alajuela | Sarchí | 10 716 | 8707 | 2009 | 23.07% |
| Alajuela | Upala | 26 061 | 15 971 | 10 090 | 63.18% |
| Alajuela | Los Chiles | 11 404 | 5596 | 5808 | 103.79% |
| Alajuela | Guatuso | 6774 | 4713 | 2061 | 43.73% |
| Cartago | Cartago | 87 125 | 65 310 | 21 815 | 33.40% |
| Cartago | Paraíso | 27 823 | 22 281 | 5542 | 24.87% |
| Cartago | La Unión | 41 005 | 23 352 | 17 653 | 75.60% |
| Cartago | Jiménez | 11 861 | 11 523 | 338 | 2.93% |
| Cartago | Turrialba | 50 567 | 43 202 | 7365 | 17.05% |
| Cartago | Alvarado | 8338 | 7484 | 854 | 11.41% |
| Cartago | Oreamuno | 24 145 | 17 517 | 6628 | 37.84% |
| Cartago | El Guarco | 20 807 | 14 030 | 6777 | 48.30% |
| Heredia | Heredia | 54 896 | 36 487 | 18 409 | 50.45% |
| Heredia | Barva | 18 933 | 12 864 | 6069 | 47.18% |
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 23 985 | 17 423 | 6562 | 37.66% |
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 16 643 | 10 738 | 5905 | 54.99% |
| Heredia | San Rafael | 22 871 | 16 013 | 6858 | 42.83% |
| Heredia | San Isidro | 8528 | 5979 | 2549 | 42.63% |
| Heredia | Belén | 11 993 | 8538 | 3455 | 40.47% |
| Heredia | Flores | 9015 | 6524 | 2491 | 38.18% |
| Heredia | San Pablo | 11 802 | 6660 | 5142 | 77.21% |
| Heredia | Sarapiquí | 18 909 | 12 618 | 6291 | 49.86% |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 28 067 | 21 781 | 6286 | 28.86% |
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 36 626 | 37 185 | −559 | -1.50% |
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 31 133 | 29 739 | 1394 | 4.69% |
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 10 103 | 9828 | 275 | 2.80% |
| Guanacaste | Carrillo | 18 475 | 14 893 | 3582 | 24.05% |
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 17 284 | 12 779 | 4505 | 35.25% |
| Guanacaste | Abangares | 12 575 | 11 633 | 942 | 8.10% |
| Guanacaste | Tilarán | 14 586 | 12 563 | 2023 | 16.10% |
| Guanacaste | Nandayure | 9604 | 12 058 | −2454 | -20.35% |
| Guanacaste | La Cruz | 10 876 | 8333 | 2543 | 30.52% |
| Guanacaste | Hojancha | 5879 | 7899 | −2020 | -25.57% |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 74 135 | 65 562 | 8573 | 13.08% |
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 14 998 | 12 095 | 2903 | 24.00% |
| Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 27 716 | 20 104 | 7612 | 37.86% |
| Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 7444 | 6979 | 465 | 6.66% |
| Puntarenas | Osa | 26 294 | 24 613 | 1681 | 6.83% |
| Puntarenas | Quepos | 13 319 | 14 473 | −1154 | -7.97% |
| Puntarenas | Golfito | 29 043 | 42 510 | −13 467 | -31.68% |
| Puntarenas | Coto Brus | 31 650 | 19 971 | 11 679 | 58.48% |
| Puntarenas | Parrita | 9774 | 11 901 | −2127 | -17.87% |
| Puntarenas | Corredores | 28 366 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Garabito | 3144 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Limón | 52 602 | 40 830 | 11 772 | 28.83% |
| Limón | Pococí | 44 187 | 28 688 | 15 499 | 54.03% |
| Limón | Siquirres | 29 079 | 18 133 | 10 946 | 60.37% |
| Limón | Talamanca | 11 013 | 5431 | 5582 | 102.78% |
| Limón | Matina | 14 723 | 10 489 | 4234 | 40.37% |
| Limón | Guácimo | 16 472 | 11 572 | 4900 | 42.34% |