Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 79.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.7%
in 2025
All-time low
33.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica stood at 79.7%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica peaked at 79.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1950.
Costa Rica ranks 71st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.5% | — |
| 1951 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.7% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.5% | 34.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 38.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 42.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 48.6% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 59.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.5% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.5% | 79.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Costa Rica was 79.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.