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Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.6 % of total labor force in working age1990: 0.604 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.596 % of total labor force in working age1992: 0.592 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.603 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.608 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.617 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.599 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.62 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.637 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.631 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.616 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.642 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.638 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.642 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.629 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.655 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.649 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.659 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.654 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.653 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.641 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.662 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.656 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.661 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.653 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.659 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.668 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.648 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.65 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.644 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.603 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.638 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.6% for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 84th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1989 0.6% —
1990 0.6% +0.7%
1991 0.6% -1.3%
1992 0.6% -0.6%
1993 0.6% +1.8%
1994 0.6% +0.8%
1995 0.6% +1.4%
1996 0.6% -2.8%
1997 0.6% +3.5%
1998 0.6% +2.8%
1999 0.6% -1.0%
2000 0.6% -2.4%
2001 0.6% +4.3%
2002 0.6% -0.7%
2003 0.6% +0.6%
2004 0.6% -2.0%
2005 0.7% +4.1%
2006 0.6% -0.8%
2007 0.7% +1.5%
2008 0.7% -0.7%
2009 0.7% -0.2%
2010 0.6% -1.8%
2011 0.7% +3.3%
2012 0.7% -0.9%
2013 0.7% +0.7%
2014 0.7% -1.2%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2016 0.7% +1.4%
2017 0.6% -2.9%
2018 0.6% +0.2%
2019 0.6% -0.8%
2020 0.6% -6.4%
2021 0.6% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 83 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
  4. 85 Philippines 0.6% compare
  5. 86 Kosovo 0.6% compare
  6. 86 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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