Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 42.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica, 1963–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 42.7% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica peaked at 85.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 95th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 85.0% | — |
| 1973 | 68.4% | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 68.9% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 42.7% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 65.8% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 57.1% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.1% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 42.2% | 49.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Costa Rica was 42.7% 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, male (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.