Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Costa Rica, 1963–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 27.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Costa Rica peaked at 40.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1963.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21.7% | — |
| 1973 | 23.2% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | +58.4% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 37.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 36.8% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -12.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 76% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +58.4% | 22.0% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 33.0% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 27.4% | 40.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Costa Rica?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Costa Rica was 27.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.