Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.4% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica peaked at 5.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -12.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.