Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 49.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2026, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica stood at 49.1%. 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, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica peaked at 49.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +81.8% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.1% | +3.7% |
| 2026 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 49.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 49.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 19.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.3% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 49.1% | 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 proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Costa Rica was 49.1% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion 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 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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