Part time employment, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Part time employment, male was 13.2% 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 13.2% for part time employment, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% 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, 12.9%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, male 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 | 17.2% | -34.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | -16.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.9%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.6% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 13.2% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 58 Ireland 13.8% compare
- 59 South Africa 13.3% compare
- 60 Pakistan 13.2% compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 12.6% compare
- 63 United States of America 12.5% compare
- 64 Belgium 12.1% 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 part time employment, male in Costa Rica?
- Part time employment, male in Costa Rica was 13.2% 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 12.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for part time employment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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.