Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 97,419 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica is 97,419, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica peaked at 97,419 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 74,657, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 117th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78,864 | — |
| 2006 | 79,875 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83,409 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 83,250 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81,237 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 80,769 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 84,146 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 89,153 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 86,875 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 88,015 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 88,686 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88,161 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 88,920 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 89,880 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 89,524 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74,657 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 84,333 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 91,825 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 89,567 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 92,434 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 94,876 | +2.6% |
| 2026 | 96,178 | +1.4% |
| 2027 | 97,419 | +1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 97,419 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 97,419 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,131, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,327 | 78,864 | 83,409 | 5 |
| 2010s | 87,413 | 80,769 | 89,880 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,161 | 74,657 | 97,419 | 8 |
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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 in Costa Rica?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Costa Rica was 97,419 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97,419 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,657 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.