FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment was 42.64 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
42.64 %
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 125 countries
All-time high
43.76 %
in 2019
All-time low
38.45 %
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Costa Rica, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 38.6 %2001: 39.2 %2002: 38.7 %2003: 39.2 %2004: 38.5 %2005: 39.6 %2006: 39.9 %2007: 40.9 %2008: 40.5 %2009: 39.9 %2010: 40.4 %2011: 40.4 %2012: 41 %2013: 41.8 %2014: 41.9 %2015: 41.9 %2016: 42.2 %2017: 40.9 %2018: 41.3 %2019: 43.8 %2020: 41 %2021: 43.1 %2022: 43.2 %2023: 42.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 42.64 % for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Costa Rica peaked at 43.76 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.45 %, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 38.64 %
2001 39.16 % +1.3%
2002 38.69 % -1.2%
2003 39.16 % +1.2%
2004 38.45 % -1.8%
2005 39.62 % +3.0%
2006 39.89 % +0.7%
2007 40.94 % +2.6%
2008 40.47 % -1.1%
2009 39.94 % -1.3%
2010 40.44 % +1.3%
2011 40.35 % -0.2%
2012 41.03 % +1.7%
2013 41.78 % +1.8%
2014 41.86 % +0.2%
2015 41.89 % +0.1%
2016 42.24 % +0.8%
2017 40.89 % -3.2%
2018 41.28 % +1.0%
2019 43.76 % +6.0%
2020 41.03 % -6.2%
2021 43.07 % +5.0%
2022 43.19 % +0.3%
2023 42.64 % -1.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 42.64 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.41 %, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 42.64 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.48 %, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.5 % 38.45 % 40.94 % 10
2010s 41.55 % 40.35 % 43.76 % 10
2020s 42.48 % 41.03 % 43.19 % 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 84 Denmark 43.3 % compare
  2. 85 Chile 43.06 % compare
  3. 86 Suriname 42.86 % compare
  4. 88 Panama 42.56 % compare
  5. 89 Norway 42.1 % compare
  6. 90 Ireland 41.71 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Costa Rica?
Fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment in Costa Rica was 42.64 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43.76 % in 2019.
What is the lowest fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 38.45 % in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment?
Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao model — share of females in non-agricultural afs employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 3,932 data points, 2000–2023
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.