Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 28.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 28.7% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica peaked at 50.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.3% | — |
| 1991 | 47.7% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 44.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 43.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 39.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 31.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.3% | 30.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Costa Rica was 28.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.