Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2,709 against 2,381 in Costa Rica, a difference of 328.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 44th of 69 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force (current ilo definition - icls19), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 2,709 against 2,381 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 328, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and El Salvador ranks 44th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.