Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure was 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in Costa Rica stood at 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in Costa Rica peaked at 12.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 4th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.63 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2011 | 11.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.37 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 12.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 11.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 11.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 10.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 10.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 9.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 9.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Colombia 13.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Türkiye 13.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Croatia 4.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Netherlands 8.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Chile 13.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Estonia 7.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Brazil 10.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Denmark 8.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Lithuania 5.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 OECD 8.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Spain 8.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
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 employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in Costa Rica?
- Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure in Costa Rica was 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — employment tenure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the tenure composition (as a percentage of all job tenures) by job tenure intervals. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment – sex, five-year and broad age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64, total, etc.). Job tenure is measured by the length of time workers have been in their current or main job or with their current employer. This information is valuable for estimating the degree of fluidity in the labour market and in identifying the areas of economic activity where the turnover of labour is rapid or otherwise. Data are so far reported for a number of European countries and will be expanded to cover a greater number of countries. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.