Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 28.08 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica is 28.08, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica peaked at 29.86 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.37, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.86 | — |
| 2018 | 29.03 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.38 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 25.37 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 28.81 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 28.38 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.95 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 28.47 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 28.08 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.76 | 27.38 | 29.86 | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.68 | 25.37 | 28.81 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in Costa Rica was 28.08 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.86 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.37 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.