Gender in Costa Rica 257 indicators covering gender for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.1% 127th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 52.3% 129th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.1% 128th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.11 index 2025 down 0.3% 36th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.17 index 2025 down 0.2% 40th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year 2025 up 223.9% 99th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 49.7% 2050 up 14.9% 190th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 18.13 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.9% 82nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0193 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 97th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0807 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.0% 77th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.833 2023 up 4.8% 62nd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.1 2025 down 89.5% 89th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.73 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 7.4% 24th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 31,586 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 31.1% 65th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 13.3% 66th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 16.2% 13th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.6% 2025 up 0.2% 85th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 104.77 2024 up 0.7% 62nd Gender Development Index 0.975 2023 down 0.6% 86th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.975 2023 down 0.6% 86th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.975 2023 down 0.6% 86th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8397 2023 up 4.8% 54th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 39.0% 106th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 176.5% 5th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.9 2016 up 4.1% 39th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 49.1% 2025 up 47.3% 7th Population 5.13 million 2024 up 7.6% 122nd Life Expectancy at Birth 81 2024 up 1.0% 46th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.41 2025 up 51.1% 31st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 13.7% 2023 up 34.3% 184th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 13.7% 2023 up 34.3% 186th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 23.3% 2023 up 8.4% 150th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 121.81 2024 up 6.6% 13th Sex ratio at birth 104.41 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 139th Sex ratio by age 19.49 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.1% 124th Sex ratio at age 5 104.31 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 125th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.41 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 139th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.6% 2023 down 19.6% 154th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.3% 2023 up 0.6% 118th Sex ratio at age 60 91.52 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.9% 140th Male population by age group 145,088 people 2023 down 20.8% 131st Female population by age group 139,119 people 2023 down 20.7% 130th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →