Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 57.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Costa Rica, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Costa Rica stood at 57.36 %.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Costa Rica peaked at 61.55 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.24 %, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.36 % | — |
| 2001 | 60.84 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.31 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 60.84 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.55 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.38 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 60.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.06 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 59.53 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.56 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.97 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.11 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.76 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.11 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 58.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.24 % | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 58.97 % | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 56.93 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 56.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.36 % | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 57.36 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 57.36 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.49 %, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5 % | 59.06 % | 61.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.45 % | 56.24 % | 59.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.52 % | 56.81 % | 58.97 % | 4 |
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Costa Rica?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Costa Rica was 57.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.55 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.24 % in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.