Gender in Costa Rica 257 indicators covering gender for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 2030 down 19.7% 132nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year 2030 down 111.0% 160th Population 4,413 2030 up 10.6% 123rd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 2030 up 10.6% 123rd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year 2030 down 25.6% 117th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 2025 down 28.0% 132nd Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 2025 down 27.9% 132nd Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 2025 down 26.4% 133rd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 2025 down 26.4% 133rd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 2025 down 26.2% 132nd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 2025 down 26.2% 132nd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 2025 down 26.7% 132nd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 2025 down 26.8% 132nd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 26,886 2025 down 22.4% 132nd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 28,037 2025 down 22.5% 132nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 29,308 2025 down 16.4% 127th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 30,543 2025 down 16.6% 127th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 42.38 2027 up 5.5% 69th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.907 2025 down 1.0% 23rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.93 2025 down 1.1% 14th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.817 2025 down 2.0% 52nd Women's Political Participation Index 1 2025 up 0.2% 1st Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.907 2025 down 1.0% 23rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.907 2025 down 1.0% 23rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.7% 123rd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.907 2025 down 1.0% 23rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 39.4% 2024 up 26.1% 47th Prevalence of obesity, male 25.6% 2024 up 21.4% 54th Life expectancy at age 60, female 26.44 years 2024 up 1.9% 26th Life expectancy at age 60, male 15.12 years 2024 down 33.5% 200th Share of women who are obese 39.4% 2024 up 26.0% 50th Share of women who are overweight or obese 73.7% 2024 up 10.6% 30th Share of overweight men vs. women 61.9% 2024 up 4.6% 74th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 91.0% 2024 up 0.7% 52nd Share of women who are married or in a union 3.3% 2022 down 41.5% 144th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.1% 134th Population, annual growth rate 0.4777 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.8% 133rd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.7% 86th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 220.08 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 27.7% 67th Women, Business and the Law Index 91.88 index (0–100) 2023 up 14.8% 37th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 18.7% 124th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 99.99 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.3% 81st Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 5.4% 64th Labor force, female 987,345 2025 up 3.7% 117th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1916 units per person 2025 down 3.0% 103rd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2025 down 0.7% 61st Page 1 of 5 Next →