Full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Full-time and part-time employment was 1,762 Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica, 2010β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica stood at 1,762 Persons. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica peaked at 1,762 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,417 Persons, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,514 Persons | 1,440 Persons | 1,563 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,597 Persons | 1,417 Persons | 1,762 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica?
- Full-time and part-time employment in Costa Rica was 1,762 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest full-time and part-time employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,762 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,417 Persons in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for full-time and part-time employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is full-time and part-time employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.