Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Costa Rica, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica is 2.68, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica peaked at 17.77 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.8 | — |
| 2015 | 11.06 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 8.09 | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 7.26 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 7.88 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 9.47 | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 17.77 | +87.6% |
| 2021 | 12.85 | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 9.01 | -29.9% |
| 2023 | 5.15 | -42.8% |
| 2024 | 3.13 | -39.2% |
| 2025 | 2.68 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.26 | 7.26 | 11.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.43 | 2.68 | 17.77 | 6 |
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- 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 rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Costa Rica was 2.68 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.77 in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. 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 rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. 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 more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.