| Cantones | Años |
|---|
| Código | Nombre | 1963 | 1973 | 1984 | 2000 | 2011 |
|---|
| 10 | Costa Rica | 44850 | 27193 | 43633 | 218648 | 202133 |
| 20 | GAM | 33490 | 21758 | 34352 | 161103 | 138921 |
| 101 | San José | 12140 | 6346 | 7194 | 21860 | 15340 |
| 102 | Escazú | 600 | 446 | 812 | 3122 | 2864 |
| 103 | Desamparados | 1780 | 2018 | 3518 | 14473 | 11550 |
| 106 | Aserrí | 380 | 217 | 569 | 3180 | 2761 |
| 107 | Mora | 120 | 85 | 147 | 1164 | 936 |
| 108 | Goicoechea | 2600 | 1730 | 2454 | 8782 | 5917 |
| 109 | Santa Ana | 300 | 212 | 529 | 2329 | 2520 |
| 110 | Alajuelita | 490 | 753 | 1292 | 5604 | 4319 |
| 111 | Vázquez de Coronado | 380 | 462 | 878 | 4324 | 3090 |
| 113 | Tibás | 1860 | 1126 | 1871 | 5415 | 3424 |
| 114 | Moravia | 880 | 424 | 830 | 3420 | 3009 |
| 115 | Montes de Oca | 1520 | 783 | 847 | 2739 | 1999 |
| 118 | Curridabat | 700 | 361 | 899 | 4388 | 3012 |
| 201 | Alajuela | 2320 | 1777 | 2990 | 22065 | 22335 |
| 205 | Atenas | 140 | 61 | 151 | 1587 | 1175 |
| 208 | Poás | 140 | 84 | 301 | 1908 | 1992 |
| 301 | Cartago | 2360 | 1339 | 2148 | 11516 | 10165 |
| 302 | Paraíso | 200 | 206 | 475 | 3910 | 3370 |
| 303 | La Unión | 580 | 404 | 1218 | 6628 | 5247 |
| 306 | Alvarado | 40 | 22 | 49 | 554 | 598 |
| 307 | Oreamuno | 260 | 195 | 423 | 2793 | 2755 |
| 308 | El Guarco | 340 | 196 | 540 | 3499 | 3762 |
| 401 | Heredia | 1420 | 728 | 1205 | 9506 | 9819 |
| 402 | Barva | 420 | 256 | 465 | 2158 | 2503 |
| 403 | Santo Domingo | 320 | 436 | 671 | 2422 | 2429 |
| 404 | Santa Bárbara | 100 | 207 | 363 | 2570 | 2857 |
| 405 | San Rafael | 360 | 400 | 647 | 2836 | 2784 |
| 406 | San Isidro | 100 | 136 | 179 | 1048 | 1090 |
| 407 | Belén | 220 | 104 | 168 | 2380 | 2028 |
| 408 | Flores | 80 | 134 | 261 | 1388 | 1714 |
| 409 | San Pablo | 340 | 110 | 258 | 1535 | 1557 |
