Female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female share of low pay earners was 52.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 52.29 for female share of low pay earners in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica peaked at 52.29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.72, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.89 | — |
| 2012 | 40.35 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 38.72 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 41.26 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 39.64 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.47 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 51.19 | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 50.13 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.66 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 49.84 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 48.74 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.71 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 52.29 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.22 | 38.72 | 51.19 | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.19 | 45.66 | 52.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica?
- Female share of low pay earners in Costa Rica was 52.29 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest female share of low pay earners recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 52.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of low pay earners recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.72 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female share of low pay earners?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of low pay earners rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Female share of low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.