Employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica stood at 3.8%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica peaked at 5.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.
Costa Rica ranks 106th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +40.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +518.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -26.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 81% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +518.6% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Costa Rica was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).