Alajuela: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica, number 2 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Alajuela at 1,067,200 on 30 June 2024, 20.7% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and 2nd highest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Alajuela: Construction permits in Alajuela covered 834,514 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, down 0.5% on 2023 and 21.8% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (the highest of 7).
- Health in Alajuela: Mothers living in Alajuela gave birth to 10,104 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 9.5 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 11,175 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Alajuela: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 106 intentional homicides in Alajuela in 2024 and 104 in 2023, 12.1% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Alajuela growing?
The population of Alajuela was 1,058,895 on 30 June 2023 and 1,067,200 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.78%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Alajuela is 3rd highest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Alajuela?
Alajuela had 109.2 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, 4th highest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Alajuela?
Of the 1,067,200 residents of Alajuela in 2024, 531,827 are women and 535,373 men, or 99.3 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Alajuela?
In 2024 there were 10,104 births and 5,888 deaths among residents of Alajuela, a natural increase of 4,216 people (4.0 per 1,000 residents, 3rd highest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Alajuela each year?
4,673 marriages were registered in Alajuela in 2024, 4.4 per 1,000 residents (3rd highest of 7; national 4.3).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow provinces are governed in Costa Rica
Provinces (7). No elected government. Used for elections and statistics.
Every tier of government in Costa Rica
Other provinces of Costa Rica
- San Jose 1,657,287
- Heredia 542,110
- Cartago 532,077
- Puntarenas 502,255
- Limon 453,600
- Guanacaste 410,331
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Sources
- INEC Costa Rica: Anuario Estadistico 2023-2024, Economia: tables 5.15 to 5.17 (construction area, value and housing permits by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ad3ab4d7eeb9…)
- INEC Costa Rica: Anuario Estadistico 2023-2024, Poblacion: tables 10.4 (density), 10.5 (population, births, deaths) and 10.16 (infant mortality) by province, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a8625b39cd9…)
- INEC Costa Rica: Anuario Estadistico 2023-2024, Social: tables 12.6 and 12.7 (homicides and suicides, Poder Judicial) and 12.28 (district Social Development Index 2023, Mideplan), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e8115b94fa09…)
- INEC Costa Rica: Estadisticas vitales 2024: population, births, deaths and marriages (tables 3.1 to 3.64, by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1577bf56feca…)
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