Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Long usual weekly working hours β Employment was 315.05 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Costa Rica, 2010β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 315.05 Persons for long usual weekly working hours β employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours β employment in Costa Rica peaked at 640.3 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 315.05 Persons, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 27th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 574.72 Persons | 544.67 Persons | 640.3 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 417.87 Persons | 315.05 Persons | 489.7 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours β employment in Costa Rica?
- Long usual weekly working hours β employment in Costa Rica was 315.05 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 640.3 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 315.05 Persons in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for long usual weekly working hours β employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours β employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Long usual weekly working hours β Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on 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.