Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0.0348 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0348 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
71st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0348 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0167 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.017 units per square kilometre1991: 0.018 units per square kilometre1992: 0.018 units per square kilometre1993: 0.019 units per square kilometre1994: 0.019 units per square kilometre1995: 0.019 units per square kilometre1996: 0.021 units per square kilometre1997: 0.02 units per square kilometre1998: 0.02 units per square kilometre1999: 0.021 units per square kilometre2000: 0.022 units per square kilometre2001: 0.022 units per square kilometre2002: 0.023 units per square kilometre2003: 0.023 units per square kilometre2004: 0.024 units per square kilometre2005: 0.023 units per square kilometre2006: 0.024 units per square kilometre2007: 0.024 units per square kilometre2008: 0.025 units per square kilometre2009: 0.026 units per square kilometre2010: 0.027 units per square kilometre2011: 0.027 units per square kilometre2012: 0.025 units per square kilometre2013: 0.026 units per square kilometre2014: 0.026 units per square kilometre2015: 0.027 units per square kilometre2016: 0.03 units per square kilometre2017: 0.03 units per square kilometre2018: 0.029 units per square kilometre2019: 0.028 units per square kilometre2020: 0.031 units per square kilometre2021: 0.03 units per square kilometre2022: 0.031 units per square kilometre2023: 0.035 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0348 units per square kilometre for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0348 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0167 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0175 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1992 0.0184 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1993 0.0186 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1994 0.019 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1995 0.0191 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.0207 units per square kilometre +8.3%
1997 0.0203 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1998 0.0202 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1999 0.0208 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2000 0.0218 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2001 0.0217 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2002 0.0226 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2003 0.023 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2004 0.0242 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2005 0.0233 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2006 0.0243 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.0243 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.0252 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2009 0.026 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2010 0.0273 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2011 0.0269 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2012 0.0248 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2013 0.0257 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2014 0.0258 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0272 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2016 0.0299 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2017 0.0302 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2018 0.0288 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2019 0.0276 units per square kilometre -4.3%
2020 0.0308 units per square kilometre +11.5%
2021 0.0302 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2022 0.0307 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2023 0.0348 units per square kilometre +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0191 units per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0208 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0236 units per square kilometre 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.0248 units per square kilometre 0.0302 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0316 units per square kilometre 0.0302 units per square kilometre 0.0348 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 68 Hungary 0.0358 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 69 Spain 0.0353 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 70 Morocco 0.0349 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 72 Azerbaijan 0.0346 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 73 Romania 0.0337 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 74 Armenia 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica?
Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Costa Rica was 0.0348 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0348 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2023
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Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.