1883 Costa Rican census
# 1883 Costa Rican census

The Costa Rica 1883 census was elaborated by then Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment 182,073.

## Results by canton

| Province | Canton | Population as of 1883 census | Population as of 1864 census | Change | Percent change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San José | San José | 30,123 | 21,379 | 8,744 | 40.90% |
| San José | Escazú | 5,550 | 8,760 | −3,210 | -36.64% |
| San José | Desamparados | 5,408 | 7,067 | −1,659 | -23.48% |
| San José | Puriscal | 1,942 | - | - | - |
| San José | Tarrazú | 1,378 | - | - | - |
| San José | Aserrí | 4,785 | - | - | - |
| San José | Mora | 6,976 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 15,247 | 11,521 | 3,726 | 32.34% |
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 10,111 | 5,045 | 5,066 | 100.42% |
| Alajuela | Grecia | 7,178 | 5,738 | 1,440 | 25.10% |
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 2,525 | 1,682 | 843 | 50.12% |
| Alajuela | Atenas | 5,551 | 3,185 | 2,366 | 74.29% |
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 4,593 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 20,398 | 16,780 | 3,618 | 21.56% |
| Cartago | Paraíso | 7,114 | 4,238 | 2,876 | 67.86% |
| Cartago | La Unión | 2,916 | 2,046 | 870 | 42.52% |
| Heredia | Heredia | 16,452 | 14,073 | 2,379 | 16.90% |
| Heredia | Barva | 2,663 | 3,718 | −1,055 | -28.38% |
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 4,254 | - | - | - |
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 2,449 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 4,744 | 3,169 | 1,575 | 49.70% |
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 3,824 | 2,407 | 1,417 | 58.87% |
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 4,748 | 3,217 | 1,531 | 47.59% |
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 991 | 1,638 | −647 | -39.50% |
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 595 | - | - | - |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 4,018 | 2,942 | 1,076 | 36.57% |
| Puntarenas | Golfo Dulce, including Térraba and Boruca | 1,241 | 931 | 310 | 33.29% |
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 2,441 | - | - | - |
| Limón | Limón | 1,858 | - | - | - |
