Puntarenas: population, births and deaths, construction and crime
Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica, number 5 of 7 by population. INEC's projection puts the population of Puntarenas at 502,255 on 30 June 2024, 9.7% of Costa Rica's 5,164,860 and 3rd lowest of 7.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Puntarenas: Construction permits in Puntarenas covered 512,652 square metres of new building and extensions in 2024, up 0.7% on 2023 and 13.4% of the national 3,820,422 square metres (4th highest of 7).
- Health in Puntarenas: Mothers living in Puntarenas gave birth to 5,098 babies in 2024, a birth rate of 10.2 per 1,000 residents, 2nd highest of 7 (national 8.9). The 2023 figure in INEC's anuario was 5,571 births.
- Poverty and living standards in Puntarenas: The Judicial Investigation Organism handled 154 intentional homicides in Puntarenas in 2024 and 150 in 2023, 17.5% of the national 879 in 2024.
Is the population of Puntarenas growing?
The population of Puntarenas was 498,693 on 30 June 2023 and 502,255 on 30 June 2024, an increase of 0.71%; the national figure changed by 0.56% and growth in Puntarenas is 4th highest of 7.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyWhat is the population density of Puntarenas?
Puntarenas had 44.5 inhabitants per square kilometre in mid-2024, 2nd lowest of 7, against 100.9 for Costa Rica as a whole.
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many women and men live in Puntarenas?
Of the 502,255 residents of Puntarenas in 2024, 248,181 are women and 254,074 men, or 97.7 women per 100 men (national 100.2).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyAre there more births than deaths in Puntarenas?
In 2024 there were 5,098 births and 2,942 deaths among residents of Puntarenas, a natural increase of 2,156 people (4.3 per 1,000 residents, 2nd highest of 7).
Source: INEC Costa Rica · saved copyHow many marriages are there in Puntarenas each year?
2,161 marriages were registered in Puntarenas in 2024, 4.3 per 1,000 residents (4th 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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