Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 46.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica stood at 46.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 52.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1992.
Costa Rica ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.9% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 32.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 38.6% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 44.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 44.1% | 50.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 46.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).