Guanacaste: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Guanacaste is a province of Costa Rica, number 7 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Guanacaste at 410,331 on 30 June 2024, 7.9% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and the lowest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Guanacaste: Construction permits in Guanacaste covered 720,312 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, down 3.8% on 2023 and 18.9% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (2nd highest of 7).
- Health in Guanacaste: Mothers living in Guanacaste gave birth to 4,135 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 10.1 per 1,000 residents, 3rd highest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 4,472 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Guanacaste: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 74 intentional homicides in Guanacaste in 2024 and 101 in 2023, 8.4% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Guanacaste growing?
The population of Guanacaste was 406,746 on 30 June 2023 and 410,331 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.88%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Guanacaste is the highest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Guanacaste?
Guanacaste had 40.2 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, the lowest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Guanacaste?
Of the 410,331 residents of Guanacaste in 2024, 203,392 are women and 206,939 men, or 98.3 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Guanacaste?
In 2024 there were 4,135 births and 2,631 deaths among residents of Guanacaste, a natural increase of 1,504 people (3.7 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Guanacaste each year?
1,808 marriages were registered in Guanacaste in 2024, 4.4 per 1,000 residents (2nd 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.
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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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