Informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Informal tourism sector employment was 128.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica is 128.87, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica peaked at 130.69 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 105.69, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 105.69 | — |
| 2018 | 111.62 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 130.69 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 106.24 | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 107.24 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 113.77 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 113.69 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 128.66 | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 128.87 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 128.87 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 500.79, 26% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 116 | 105.69 | 130.69 | 3 |
| 2020s | 116.41 | 106.24 | 128.87 | 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 informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica?
- Informal tourism sector employment in Costa Rica was 128.87 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 130.69 in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal tourism sector employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.69 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for informal tourism sector employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal tourism sector employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.