🌆 Largest Cities in Costa Rica
Cities of Costa Rica with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
San José23%
Limón4.3%
San Francisco3.8%
Alajuela3.3%
Liberia3.1%
Paraíso2.7%
Puntarenas
San Isidro
Curridabat
San Vicente
San Vicente de Moravia2.4%
San José (Alajuela Province)2.2%
Purral
Turrialba
San Miguel
San Pedro
San Rafael Abajo
Quesada
Ipís
Cartago
Chacarita
San Juan
Mercedes Norte
Guadalupe1.8%
Aserrí1.8%
San Rafael1.7%
San Felipe1.7%
Patarrá1.6%
Tejar
Heredia
San Pablo
Calle Blancos
Cañas
Guápiles
Siquirres
San Diego
Colima
Esparza
San Juan de Dios
Nicoya
1
San JoséSan José
335,007
2
LimónLimón Province
63,081
3
San FranciscoHeredia Province
55,923
4
AlajuelaAlajuela Province
47,494
5
LiberiaGuanacaste Province
45,380
6
ParaísoCartago Province
39,702
7
PuntarenasPuntarenas Province
35,650
8
San IsidroSan José
34,877
9
CurridabatSan José
34,586
10
San VicenteSan José
34,447
11
San Vicente de MoraviaSan José
34,447
12
San José (Alajuela Province)Alajuela Province
31,430
13
PurralSan José
30,034
14
TurrialbaCartago Province
28,955
15
San MiguelSan José
28,827
16
San PedroSan José
27,477
17
San Rafael AbajoSan José
27,419
18
QuesadaAlajuela Province
27,310
19
IpísSan José
26,669
20
CartagoCartago Province
26,594
21
ChacaritaPuntarenas Province
26,354
22
San JuanSan José
26,047
23
Mercedes NorteHeredia Province
26,007
24
GuadalupeSan José
26,005
25
AserríSan José
25,874
26
San RafaelSan José
25,410
27
San FelipeSan José
24,985
28
PatarráSan José
23,983
29
TejarSan José
22,433
30
HerediaHeredia Province
21,947
31
San PabloHeredia Province
21,662
32
Calle BlancosSan José
20,710
33
CañasGuanacaste Province
20,306
34
GuápilesLimón Province
19,092
35
SiquirresLimón Province
18,231
36
San DiegoCartago Province
16,991
37
ColimaSan José
15,875
38
EsparzaPuntarenas Province
15,575
39
San Juan de DiosSan José
15,469
40
NicoyaGuanacaste Province
15,313
41
San Rafael ArribaSan José
15,051
Highlights
Within Costa Rica, San José ranks first in 2026 with 335,007, followed by Limón (63,081) and San Francisco (55,923).
San José is 5.3 times higher than Limón, the runner-up.
Across 41 entries, values run from 335,007 (San José) to 15,051 (San Rafael Arriba), with a median of 26,354.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.