Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 44.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 44.11 for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 52.51 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.53, in 1963.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 17.53 | — |
| 1973 | 19.96 | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 22.28 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 32.93 | +47.8% |
| 1991 | 33.57 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 32.84 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 33.66 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 34.71 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.69 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 34.12 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 37.14 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 39.53 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 40.16 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 38.33 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 42.18 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 41.99 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 42.5 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 40.78 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 44.46 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 44.35 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.47 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 46.08 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 46.21 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 44.4 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 46.2 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 51.17 | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 51 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.09 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.81 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 45.77 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 45.66 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.42 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 52.51 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 48.43 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 50.04 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 50.08 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.86 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 45.78 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 44.11 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.53 | 17.53 | 17.53 | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.96 | 19.96 | 19.96 | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.28 | 22.28 | 22.28 | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.43 | 32.84 | 40.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.24 | 38.33 | 46.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6 | 44.4 | 52.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.05 | 43.86 | 50.08 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 44.11 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.51 in 2019.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.53 in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.