Employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica is 2.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica peaked at 2.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -35.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +80.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +660.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -30.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +92.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +660.8% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.4% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 2.4% compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 2.4% compare
- 73 North Macedonia 2.3% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 2.3% compare
- 75 Serbia 2.3% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Costa Rica was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).