Time-related underemployment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Time-related underemployment was 259.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 259.25 for time-related underemployment in 2025.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment in Costa Rica peaked at 401.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172.52, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 194.9 | — |
| 2012 | 251.49 | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 269.55 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 258.87 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 278.81 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 318.01 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 276.65 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 287.98 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 267.63 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 401.18 | +49.9% |
| 2021 | 273.04 | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 206.2 | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 172.52 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 198.01 | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 259.25 | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 267.1 | 194.9 | 318.01 | 9 |
| 2020s | 251.7 | 172.52 | 401.18 | 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 time-related underemployment in Costa Rica?
- Time-related underemployment in Costa Rica was 259.25 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 401.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 172.52 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for time-related underemployment?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For details, refer to the Resolution concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.