Annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual working hours per worker was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica, 1987–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica is 2,177 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica peaked at 2,398 hours per worker in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,929 hours per worker, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,345 hours per worker | 2,313 hours per worker | 2,372 hours per worker | 3 |
| 1990s | 2,359 hours per worker | 2,278 hours per worker | 2,393 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,366 hours per worker | 2,335 hours per worker | 2,398 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,290 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,086 hours per worker | 1,929 hours per worker | 2,177 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica?
- Annual working hours per worker in Costa Rica was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,398 hours per worker in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,929 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.