National and provincial statistics have been released from the 2011 Census on the major geographic features as migration, demographic, social, economic, educational and housing.

A statement from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) reads:

INEC publishes provincial indicators

The publication provides insight into the similarities and differences between the provinces, beginning with a section on national indicators and followed by seven points on provincial data (one per province), from which it was discovered that from the 4,301,712 inhabitants, distributed in the 51,100 square kilometers of territory, there are 84 people per km2, showing that the population density has increased by 9 people in the last intercensal period (2000-2011).

In reviewing the information in each province, visually it can be inferred that in terms of the percentage distribution of the population, most of the population is concentrate in the provinces of San José and Alajuela (32.6% and 19.7%, respectively) , while the provinces of Limón and Guanacaste contained the lowest percentages (9.0% and 7.6%, respectively).

When analyzing the data by area, it was found that nationally 73 out of every 100 people are living in urban areas, with the provinces of San José and Heredia standing out as having the highest percentage (86 out of 100 people), while in Puntarenas there were 55 out of every 100 living in urban zones. It is noteworthy that in all regions there was an increase in the percentage of the urban population during the last intercensal period.