ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 14.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Costa Rica is 14.9 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Costa Rica peaked at 15.12 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.85 %, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 85th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.06 % | — |
| 2012 | 12.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.82 % | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 12.89 % | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.85 % | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 12.77 % | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 12.68 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.55 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.78 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4 % | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.36 % | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 13.04 % | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 15.12 % | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9 % | -1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 14.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 14.9 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.22 %, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.53 % | 11.85 % | 13.82 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.6 % | 12.4 % | 15.12 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Costa Rica?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Costa Rica was 14.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.85 % in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.