Limon: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Limon is a province of Costa Rica, number 6 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Limon at 453,600 on 30 June 2024, 8.8% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and 2nd lowest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Limon: Construction permits in Limon covered 196,589 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, up 9.8% on 2023 and 5.1% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (the lowest of 7).
- Health in Limon: Mothers living in Limon gave birth to 4,903 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 10.8 per 1,000 residents, the highest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 5,702 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Limon: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 181 intentional homicides in Limon in 2024 and 213 in 2023, 20.6% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Limon growing?
The population of Limon was 451,222 on 30 June 2023 and 453,600 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.53%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Limon is 3rd lowest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Limon?
Limon had 49.4 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, 3rd lowest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Limon?
Of the 453,600 residents of Limon in 2024, 221,561 are women and 232,039 men, or 95.5 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Limon?
In 2024 there were 4,903 births and 2,414 deaths among residents of Limon, a natural increase of 2,489 people (5.5 per 1,000 residents, the highest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Limon each year?
1,823 marriages were registered in Limon in 2024, 4.0 per 1,000 residents (2nd 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
- Cartago 532,077
- Puntarenas 502,255
- 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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