LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 15.67 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15.67 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica peaked at 34.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.51, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.66 | — |
| 2012 | 19.18 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 20.49 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 19.89 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 20.62 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 21.35 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 19.42 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 20.55 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 20.64 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.79 | +68.6% |
| 2021 | 22.59 | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 17.18 | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 14.51 | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 15.25 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 15.67 | +2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.03, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +68.6% | 20.64 | 34.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.86 | 16.66 | 21.35 | 9 |
| 2020s | 20 | 14.51 | 34.79 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Costa Rica was 15.67 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.51 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.