Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 55.94 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Costa Rica, 2014β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica stood at 55.94. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica peaked at 64.26 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.94, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 54th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.17 | 59.69 | 64.26 | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.06 | 55.94 | 61.77 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica?
- Labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica was 55.94 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.26 in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.94 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.