1892 Costa Rican census
# 1892 Costa Rican census

The Costa Rica 1892 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 243,205.

## Results by canton

| Province | Canton | Population as of 1892 census | Population as of 1883 census | Change | Percent change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| San José | San José | 39,112 | 30,123 | 8,989 | 29.84% |
| San José | Escazú | 6,522 | 5,550 | 972 | 17.51% |
| San José | Desamparados | 6,471 | 5,408 | 1,063 | 19.66% |
| San José | Puriscal | 6,845 | 1,942 | 4,903 | 252.47% |
| San José | Tarrazú | 2,583 | 1,378 | 1,205 | 87.45% |
| San José | Aserrí | 6,030 | 4,785 | 1,245 | 26.02% |
| San José | Mora | 5,814 | 6,976 | −1,162 | -16.66% |
| San José | Goicoechea | 3,341 | - | - | - |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 19,300 | 15,247 | 4,053 | 26.58% |
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 9,928 | 10,111 | −183 | -1.81% |
| Alajuela | Grecia | 8,797 | 7,178 | 1,619 | 22.56% |
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 3,353 | 2,525 | 828 | 32.79% |
| Alajuela | Atenas | 6,208 | 5,551 | 657 | 11.84% |
| Alajuela | Naranjo | 6,847 | 4,593 | 2,254 | 49.07% |
| Alajuela | Palmares | 2,770 | - | - | - |
| Cartago | Cartago | 25,898 | 20,398 | 5,500 | 26.96% |
| Cartago | Paraíso | 7,819 | 7,114 | 705 | 9.91% |
| Cartago | La Unión | 4,256 | 2,916 | 1,340 | 45.95% |
| Heredia | Heredia | 16,480 | 16,452 | 28 | 0.17% |
| Heredia | Barva | 2,964 | 2,663 | 301 | 11.30% |
| Heredia | Santo Domingo | 5,118 | 4,254 | 864 | 20.31% |
| Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 2,845 | 2,449 | 396 | 16.17% |
| Heredia | San Rafael | 4,204 | - | - | - |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 5,883 | 4,744 | 1,139 | 24.01% |
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 4,577 | 3,824 | 753 | 19.69% |
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 5,948 | 4,748 | 1,200 | 25.27% |
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 1,476 | 991 | 485 | 48.94% |
| Guanacaste | Cañas | 2,165 | 595 | 1,570 | 263.87% |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 8,869 | 4,018 | 4,851 | 120.73% |
| Puntarenas | Esparza | 3,298 | 2,441 | 857 | 35.11% |
| Limón | Limón | 7,484 | 1,858 | 5,626 | 302.80% |
