Costa Rica: cities by population
Costa Rica has a population of 4,999,441, with San Jose as its capital. The 50 largest of its 115 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | San José | 335,007 |
| 2 | Limón | Limón Province | 63,081 |
| 3 | Alajuela | Alajuela Province | 47,494 |
| 4 | Liberia | Guanacaste Province | 45,380 |
| 5 | Paraíso | Cartago Province | 39,702 |
| 6 | Puntarenas | Puntarenas Province | 35,650 |
| 7 | San Isidro | San José | 34,877 |
| 8 | Curridabat | San José | 34,586 |
| 9 | San Vicente | San José | 34,447 |
| 10 | San Vicente de Moravia | San José | 34,447 |
| 11 | San José | Alajuela Province | 31,430 |
| 12 | Purral | San José | 30,034 |
| 13 | Turrialba | Cartago Province | 28,955 |
| 14 | San Miguel | San José | 28,827 |
| 15 | San Pedro | San José | 27,477 |
| 16 | San Rafael Abajo | San José | 27,419 |
| 17 | Quesada | Alajuela Province | 27,310 |
| 18 | Cartago | Cartago Province | 26,594 |
| 19 | Chacarita | Puntarenas Province | 26,354 |
| 20 | San Juan | San José | 26,047 |
| 21 | Guadalupe | San José | 26,005 |
| 22 | Aserrí | San José | 25,874 |
| 23 | San Rafael | San José | 25,410 |
| 24 | San Felipe | San José | 24,985 |
| 25 | Patarrá | San José | 23,983 |
| 26 | Tejar | San José | 22,433 |
| 27 | Heredia | Heredia Province | 21,947 |
| 28 | San Pablo | Heredia Province | 21,662 |
| 29 | Cañas | Guanacaste Province | 20,306 |
| 30 | Guápiles | Limón Province | 19,092 |
| 31 | Siquirres | Limón Province | 18,231 |
| 32 | San Diego | Cartago Province | 16,991 |
| 33 | Esparza | Puntarenas Province | 15,575 |
| 34 | San Juan de Dios | San José | 15,469 |
| 35 | Nicoya | Guanacaste Province | 15,313 |
| 36 | San Rafael Arriba | San José | 15,051 |
| 37 | Desamparados | Alajuela Province | 14,448 |
| 38 | Concepción | Cartago Province | 14,000 |
| 39 | Alajuelita | San José | 13,845 |
| 40 | Sabanilla | San José | 13,251 |
| 41 | Santa Cruz | Guanacaste Province | 12,281 |
| 42 | San Josecito | Heredia Province | 12,195 |
| 43 | Escazú | San José | 12,071 |
| 44 | Naranjo | Alajuela Province | 11,853 |
| 45 | Buenos Aires | Puntarenas Province | 11,680 |
| 46 | San Antonio | Heredia Province | 10,938 |
| 47 | San Ramón | Alajuela Province | 10,765 |
| 48 | Tres Ríos | Cartago Province | 10,430 |
| 49 | Río Segundo | Alajuela Province | 9,853 |
| 50 | Colón | San José | 9,687 |
Twenty years earlier: Costa Rica in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 4,301,172.