Part time employment, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Part time employment, female was 26.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Costa Rica is 26.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Costa Rica peaked at 52.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.1% | — |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | -9.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.1% | 52.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 27.4% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 26.5% | 35.6% | 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 part time employment, female in Costa Rica?
- Part time employment, female in Costa Rica was 26.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for part time employment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.