Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0184 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0184 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0191 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 units per person, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0185 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0185 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.019 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0181 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0191 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0184 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.018 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0184 units per person | +2.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0184 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0184 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0186 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.019 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 43 Uganda 0.0185 units per person compare
- 44 Switzerland 0.0184 units per person compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 0.0184 units per person compare
- 47 Mauritius 0.0184 units per person compare
- 48 Poland 0.0184 units per person compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 0.0184 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica was 0.0184 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0191 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 units per person in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.