Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - Social Pensions was 8.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, coverage (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 8.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 3 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.7% (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica?
- Coverage (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica was 8.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - social pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - social pensions?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)