Heredia: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Heredia is a province of Costa Rica, number 3 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Heredia at 542,110 on 30 June 2024, 10.5% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and 3rd highest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Heredia: Construction permits in Heredia covered 379,497 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, up 2.0% on 2023 and 9.9% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (2nd lowest of 7).
- Health in Heredia: Mothers living in Heredia gave birth to 4,118 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 7.6 per 1,000 residents, the lowest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 4,422 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Heredia: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 39 intentional homicides in Heredia in 2024 and 47 in 2023, 4.4% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Heredia growing?
The population of Heredia was 537,580 on 30 June 2023 and 542,110 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.84%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Heredia is 2nd highest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Heredia?
Heredia had 203.5 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, 2nd highest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Heredia?
Of the 542,110 residents of Heredia in 2024, 272,237 are women and 269,873 men, or 100.9 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Heredia?
In 2024 there were 4,118 births and 2,926 deaths among residents of Heredia, a natural increase of 1,192 people (2.2 per 1,000 residents, 2nd lowest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Heredia each year?
2,489 marriages were registered in Heredia in 2024, 4.6 per 1,000 residents (the 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
- Alajuela 1,067,200
- 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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