The 2000 Costa Rican census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC)).
Description According to this census, Costa Rica had 3,810,179 inhabitants in 2000, a population density of 74.6/km2, and 59% of the people lived in urban areas. Results by canton Province Cantón Population as of2000 census Population as of1984 census Change PercentchangeSan JoséSan José 28.25% San JoséEscazú 58.22% San JoséDesamparados 77.79% San JoséPuriscal 27.18% San JoséTarrazú 60.09% San JoséAserrí 61.24% San JoséMora 72.17% San JoséGoicoechea 47.04% San JoséSanta Ana 76.01% San JoséAlajuelita 123.95% San JoséVázquez de Coronado 126.75% San JoséAcosta 25.64% San JoséTibás 24.93% San JoséMoravia 52.61% San JoséMontes de Oca 29.10% San JoséTurrubares 9.08% San JoséDota 32.12% San JoséCurridabat 90.55% San JoséPérez Zeledón 48.34% San JoséLeón Cortés Castro 44.63% AlajuelaAlajuela 74.83% AlajuelaSan Ramón 70.09% AlajuelaGrecia 69.75% AlajuelaSan Mateo 41.24% AlajuelaAtenas 49.75% AlajuelaNaranjo 59.41% AlajuelaPalmares 67.08% AlajuelaPoás 77.66% AlajuelaOrotina 49.66% AlajuelaSan Carlos 68.23% AlajuelaZarcero 54.82% AlajuelaSarchí 51.54% AlajuelaUpala 44.58% AlajuelaLos Chiles 73.03% AlajuelaGuatuso 92.57% CartagoCartago 51.57% CartagoParaíso 88.31% CartagoLa Unión 95.78% CartagoJiménez 18.42% CartagoTurrialba 35.48% CartagoAlvarado 47.40% CartagoOreamuno 61.66% CartagoEl Guarco 62.39% HerediaHeredia 89.26% HerediaBarva 71.34% HerediaSanto Domingo 44.87% HerediaSanta Bárbara 75.33% HerediaSan Rafael 63.06% HerediaSan Isidro 88.27% HerediaBelén 65.38% HerediaFlores 66.81% HerediaSan Pablo 76.35% HerediaSarapiquí 140.28% GuanacasteLiberia 66.40% GuanacasteNicoya 15.19% GuanacasteSanta Cruz 31.12% GuanacasteBagaces 58.09% GuanacasteCarrillo 47.80% GuanacasteCañas 39.30% GuanacasteAbangares 29.43% GuanacasteTilarán 22.52% GuanacasteNandayure 3.97% GuanacasteLa Cruz 51.76% GuanacasteHojancha 11.14% PuntarenasPuntarenas 38.27% PuntarenasEsparza 59.77% PuntarenasBuenos Aires 44.82% PuntarenasMontes de Oro 49.91% PuntarenasOsa -1.65% PuntarenasQuepos 51.57% PuntarenasGolfito 16.46% PuntarenasCoto Brus 26.64% PuntarenasParrita 23.92% PuntarenasCorredores 31.40% PuntarenasGarabito 230.09% LimónLimón 70.97% LimónPococí 133.37% LimónSiquirres 80.23% LimónTalamanca 134.79% LimónMatina 124.79% LimónGuácimo 111.75% References