2011 Costa Rican census

Costa Rica 2011 Census

30 May 2011

General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population4,301,712 ( 12.9%)
Most populous cantonSan José
288,054
Least populous cantonTurrubares
5,512
Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864120,499    
1883182,073+2.20%
1892243,205+3.27%
1927471,524+1.91%
1950800,875+2.33%
19631,336,274+4.02%
19731,871,780+3.43%
19842,416,809+2.35%
20003,810,179+2.89%
20114,301,712+1.11%
20225,044,197+1.46%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

The 2011 Costa Rican census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC)) in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998.