Cartago: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Cartago is a province of Costa Rica, number 4 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Cartago at 532,077 on 30 June 2024, 10.3% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and 4th highest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Cartago: Construction permits in Cartago covered 464,936 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, up 44.7% on 2023 and 12.2% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (3rd lowest of 7).
- Health in Cartago: Mothers living in Cartago gave birth to 4,655 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 8.7 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 4,862 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Cartago: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 75 intentional homicides in Cartago in 2024 and 73 in 2023, 8.5% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Cartago growing?
The population of Cartago was 531,010 on 30 June 2023 and 532,077 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.20%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Cartago is the lowest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Cartago?
Cartago had 172.0 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, 3rd highest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Cartago?
Of the 532,077 residents of Cartago in 2024, 267,535 are women and 264,542 men, or 101.1 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Cartago?
In 2024 there were 4,655 births and 3,155 deaths among residents of Cartago, a natural increase of 1,500 people (2.8 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Cartago each year?
2,062 marriages were registered in Cartago in 2024, 3.9 per 1,000 residents (the lowest 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
- Alajuela 1,067,200
- Heredia 542,110
- 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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