Share in informal employment female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share in informal employment female was 34.13 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment female in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 34.13 for share in informal employment female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Costa Rica peaked at 47.22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.13, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share in informal employment female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.38 | — |
| 2011 | 41.03 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 44.31 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 46.44 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 46.47 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.22 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.71 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 43.72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.09 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 46.33 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.02 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 43.65 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 42.39 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.8 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 38.16 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 34.13 | -10.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 34.13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.89, 11.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 34.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.95, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.57 | 40.38 | 47.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.69 | 34.13 | 43.65 | 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 share in informal employment female in Costa Rica?
- Share in informal employment female in Costa Rica was 34.13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.13 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share in informal employment female?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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