Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Costa Rica is 18.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Costa Rica peaked at 38.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 78th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.5% | — |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | -15.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 18.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 33.5% | 38.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 19.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 18.8% | 34.4% | 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, total in Costa Rica?
- Part time employment, total in Costa Rica was 18.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for part time employment, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.