Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica peaked at 5.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.