Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica stood at 6.3%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica peaked at 16.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1992.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 6.3% | 16.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Costa Rica was 6.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.