Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Costa Rica is 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Costa Rica peaked at 34.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2011 | 29.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 27.83 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 28.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.68 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.98 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 29.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.29 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.63 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 25.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 23.69 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 22.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 22.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 16.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -14.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 25.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 34.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 23.69 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Poland 7.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 3 Colombia 20.54 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 3 Croatia 2.91 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 4 South Africa 17.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 5 Argentina 16.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Netherlands 4.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Namibia 14.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 New Zealand 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 Slovenia 4.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Estonia 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Japan 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 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 incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Costa Rica?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Costa Rica was 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2010.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. 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.