Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
80th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.342 % of female labor force in working age1990: 0.349 % of female labor force in working age1991: 0.354 % of female labor force in working age1992: 0.35 % of female labor force in working age1993: 0.36 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.369 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.377 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.362 % of female labor force in working age1997: 0.393 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.417 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.416 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.395 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.452 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.447 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.451 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.434 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.475 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.473 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.486 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.487 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.492 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.48 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.517 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.504 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.521 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.507 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.518 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.531 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.506 % of female labor force in working age2018: 0.513 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.507 % of female labor force in working age2020: 0.464 % of female labor force in working age2021: 0.504 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 80th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% +2.0%
1991 0.4% +1.4%
1992 0.3% -1.2%
1993 0.4% +2.8%
1994 0.4% +2.6%
1995 0.4% +2.3%
1996 0.4% -4.0%
1997 0.4% +8.5%
1998 0.4% +6.1%
1999 0.4% -0.3%
2000 0.4% -5.0%
2001 0.5% +14.3%
2002 0.4% -1.0%
2003 0.5% +0.9%
2004 0.4% -3.8%
2005 0.5% +9.5%
2006 0.5% -0.4%
2007 0.5% +2.7%
2008 0.5% +0.2%
2009 0.5% +1.0%
2010 0.5% -2.3%
2011 0.5% +7.7%
2012 0.5% -2.6%
2013 0.5% +3.4%
2014 0.5% -2.7%
2015 0.5% +2.2%
2016 0.5% +2.4%
2017 0.5% -4.7%
2018 0.5% +1.3%
2019 0.5% -1.0%
2020 0.5% -8.6%
2021 0.5% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 77 Panama 0.5% compare
  2. 78 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  3. 79 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 81 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  5. 82 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 83 Philippines 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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