Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica stood at 46.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica peaked at 62.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.9% | 29.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.5% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 41.6% | 62.1% | 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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Costa Rica was 46.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).