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Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2022 was 42.97%, a 2.45% decline from 2021.
  • Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2021 was 45.41%, a 1.49% increase from 2020.
  • Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.93%, a 1.39% decline from 2019.
  • Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2019 was 45.31%, a 0.32% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 42.97% -2.45%
2021 45.41% 1.49%
2020 43.93% -1.39%
2019 45.31% -0.32%
2018 45.63% 3.00%
2017 42.63% 0.02%
2016 42.61% -3.12%
2015 45.73% -2.48%
2014 48.21% 0.46%
2013 47.74% -0.42%
2012 48.16% 4.55%
2011 43.61% -1.04%
2010 44.65% -2.73%
2009 47.38% -1.74%
2008 49.12% -2.30%
2007 51.42% 1.91%
2006 49.51% 0.46%
2005 49.05% 1.39%
2004 47.66% -2.97%
2003 50.63% 0.89%
2002 49.75% -1.64%
2001 51.39% 1.00%
2000 50.39% -0.87%
1999 51.26% -2.34%
1998 53.60% 2.77%
1997 50.83% 1.49%
1996 49.34% -3.93%
1995 53.27% 0.85%
1994 52.41% -0.76%
1993 53.18% 1.42%
1992 51.76% -1.76%
1991 53.51% 53.51%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%