The largest cities in Costa Rica, ranked by population

The table below includes cities (and in some cases urban areas and municipalities) in Costa Rica with populations exceeding 10 000 people.



San José335007
Puerto Limón63081
San Francisco55923
Alajuela47494
Liberia45380
Paraíso39702
Puntarenas35650
San Isidro34877
Curridabat34586
San Vicente de Moravia34447
San Vicente34447
San José31430
Purral30034
Turrialba28955
San Miguel28827
San Pedro27477
San Rafael Abajo27419
Quesada27310
Ipís26669
Cartago26594
Chacarita26354
San Juan26047
Mercedes26007
Guadalupe26005
Aserrí25874
San Rafael25410
San Felipe24985
Patarrá23983
Tejar22433
Heredia21947
San Pablo21662
Calle Blancos20710
Cañas20306
Guápiles19092
Siquirres18231
San Rafael17649
San Diego16991
Colima15875
Esparza15575
San Juan de Dios15469
Nicoya15313
San Rafael Arriba15051
Desamparados14448
Concepción14000
Alajuelita13845
Sabanilla13251
Granadilla12683
Santa Cruz12281
San Josecito12195
Escazú12071
Naranjo11853
Buenos Aires11680
San Antonio10938
San Ramón10765
Tres Ríos10430
Daniel Flores10028
Río Segundo9853
Colón9687
San Rafael8887
Santiago8292
Santa Ana8029
Quepos7810
San Juan7729
Tilarán7301
Corredor7084
Guácimo7022
Atenas7014
Cot6784
Golfito6777
Llorente6626
Miramar6540
Orotina6135
Santo Domingo5745
Salitrillos5738
Mercedes5467
Pocora5248
Juntas4737
Batán4584
Canoas4573
La Asunción4383
Orosí4350
La Cruz4319
Carrillos4258
San Marcos4255
Upala4185
Bagaces4108
Jacó4085
Tobosí4060
San Vito3981
Ciudad Cortés3850
Parrita3734
San Rafael3624
Zarcero3559
Los Chiles3342
Sardinal3267
San Ignacio3072
Fortuna3010
Pocosol2947
Salitral2833
Belén2715
Tucurrique2697
La Suiza2434
Roxana2351
Matina2315
Santiago2107
Pital2046
Hojancha1823
Sixaola1823
Fortuna1774
Nandayure1649
Pejibaye1630
Pacayas1556
Palmichal1545
Esquipulas1512
Paquera1510
Ángeles1355
Bijagua1090
Sámara1071
Sabanilla1015
Capellades993
Jiménez985
Florencia888
Macacona840
Laguna670
Cahuita646
Copey288
Venado250
Tigra194




Countries:
Afghanistan   |   Aland Islands   |   Albania   |   Algeria   |   American Samoa   |   Andorra   |   Angola   |   Anguilla   |   Antarctica   |   Antigua and Barbuda   |   Argentina   |   Armenia   |   Aruba   |   Australia   |   Austria   |   Azerbaijan   |   Bahamas   |   Bahrain   |   Bangladesh   |   Barbados   |   Belarus   |   Belgium   |   Belize   |   Benin   |   Bermuda   |   Bhutan   |   Bolivia   |   Bosnia and Herzegovina   |   Botswana   |   Bouvet Island   |   Brazil   |   British Indian Ocean Territory   |   British Virgin Islands   |   Brunei Darussalam   |   Bulgaria   |   Burkina Faso   |   Burundi   |   Cambodia   |   Cameroon   |   Canada   |   Cape Verde   |   Cayman Islands   |   Central African Republic   |   Chad   |   Chile   |   China   |   Christmas Island   |   Cocos Islands   |   Colombia   |   Comoros   |   Congo   |   Cook Islands   |   Costa Rica   |   Cote d'Ivoire   |   Croatia   |   Cuba   |   Cyprus   |   Czech Republic   |   Democratic Republic of the Congo   |   Denmark   |   Djibouti   |   Dominica   |   Dominican Republic   |   Ecuador   |   Egypt   |   El Salvador   |   Equatorial Guinea   |   Eritrea   |   Estonia   |   Ethiopia   |   Falkland Islands   |   Faroe Islands   |   Fiji   |   Finland   |   France   |   French Guiana   |   French Polynesia   |   French Southern Territories   |   Gabon   |   Gambia   |   Georgia   |   Germany   |   Ghana   |   Gibraltar   |   Greece   |   Greenland   |   Grenada   |   Guadeloupe   |   Guam   |   Guatemala   |   Guernsey   |   Guinea   |   Guinea-Bissau   |   Guyana   |   Haiti   |   Heard Island and McDonald Islands   |   Honduras   |   Hong Kong   |   Hungary   |   Iceland   |   India   |   Indonesia   |   Iran   |   Iraq   |   Ireland   |   Isle of Man   |   Israel   |   Italy   |   Jamaica   |   Japan   |   Jersey   |   Jordan   |   Kazakhstan   |   Kenya   |   Kiribati   |   Kuwait   |   Kyrgyzstan   |   Laos   |   Latvia   |   Lebanon   |   Lesotho   |   Liberia   |   Libya   |   Liechtenstein   |   Lithuania   |   Luxembourg   |   Macao   |   Macedonia   |   Madagascar   |   Malawi   |   Malaysia   |   Maldives   |   Mali   |   Malta   |   Marshall Islands   |   Martinique   |   Mauritania   |   Mauritius   |   Mayotte   |   Mexico   |   Micronesia   |   Moldova   |   Monaco   |   Mongolia   |   Montenegro   |   Montserrat   |   Morocco   |   Mozambique   |   Myanmar   |   Namibia   |   Nauru   |   Nepal   |   Netherlands   |   Netherlands Antilles   |   New Caledonia   |   New Zealand   |   Nicaragua   |   Niger   |   Nigeria   |   Niue   |   Norfolk Island   |   North Korea   |   Northern Mariana Islands   |   Norway   |   Occupied Palestinian Territory   |   Oman   |   Pakistan   |   Palau   |   Panama   |   Papua New Guinea   |   Paraguay   |   Peru   |   Philippines   |   Pitcairn   |   Poland   |   Portugal   |   Puerto Rico   |   Qatar   |   Reunion   |   Romania   |   Russian Federation   |   Rwanda   |   Saint Barthélemy   |   Saint Helena   |   Saint Kitts and Nevis   |   Saint Lucia   |   Saint Martin   |   Saint Pierre and Miquelon   |   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   |   Samoa   |   San Marino   |   Sao Tome and Principe   |   Saudi Arabia   |   Senegal   |   Serbia   |   Seychelles   |   Sierra Leone   |   Singapore   |   Slovakia   |   Slovenia   |   Solomon Islands   |   Somalia   |   South Africa   |   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands   |   South Korea   |   Spain   |   Sri Lanka   |   Sudan   |   Suriname   |   Svalbard and Jan Mayen   |   Swaziland   |   Sweden   |   Switzerland   |   Syria   |   Taiwan   |   Tajikistan   |   Tanzania   |   Thailand   |   Timor-Leste   |   Togo   |   Tokelau   |   Tonga   |   Trinidad and Tobago   |   Tunisia   |   Turkey   |   Turkmenistan   |   Turks and Caicos Islands   |   Tuvalu   |   U.S. Virgin Islands   |   Uganda   |   Ukraine   |   United Arab Emirates   |   United Kingdom   |   United States   |   United States Minor Outlying Islands   |   Uruguay   |   Uzbekistan   |   Vanuatu   |   Vatican City State   |   Venezuela   |   Viet Nam   |   Wallis and Futuna   |   Western Sahara   |   Yemen   |   Zambia   |   Zimbabwe   |  

Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness.


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