Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 1,633 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Costa Rica stood at 1,633 Persons.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Costa Rica peaked at 1,633 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,410 Persons, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,439 Persons | — |
| 2011 | 1,425 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,537 Persons | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1,509 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,561 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,557 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,528 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1,553 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,585 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,596 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,410 Persons | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1,480 Persons | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,583 Persons | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1,583 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,633 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1,633 Persons | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,529 Persons | 1,425 Persons | 1,596 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,554 Persons | 1,410 Persons | 1,633 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 28 Ireland 2,428 Persons compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,339 Persons compare
- 30 Finland 2,276 Persons compare
- 32 Luxembourg 292.62 Persons compare
- 33 Iceland 198.7 Persons compare
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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Costa Rica?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Costa Rica was 1,633 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,633 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,410 Persons in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3