Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 13.0% for part time employment, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Costa Rica peaked at 31.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.7% | — |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -34.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | -20.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 51% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.6% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 13.8% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 13.0% | 29.9% | 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 part time employment, male in Costa Rica?
- Part time employment, male in Costa Rica was 13.0% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for part time employment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.