Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 28 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica stood at 28. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica peaked at 28 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +81.8% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2026 | 28 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 33, 85% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7 | 11 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3 | 19 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.86 | 26 | 28 | 7 |
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 number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica was 28 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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