Work & Labour in Costa Rica 1,393 indicators covering work & labour for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year 2100 down 2.9% 200th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year 2100 down 2.7% 200th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year 2100 down 3.1% 198th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year 2050 down 19.2% 158th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year 2050 down 47.7% 158th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No 2050 up 4.2% 117th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No 2050 down 14.0% 134th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No 2100 down 9.5% 131st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No 2100 down 9.5% 130th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No 2100 down 9.5% 131st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.3% 124th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.5% 124th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.2% 110th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.2% 120th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.2% 71st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.8% 136th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0002 1000 No per person 2025 down 28.0% 147th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.8% 112th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0009 1000 No per person 2025 up 11.1% 41st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,820 2027 up 17.9% 115th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.62 2027 down 3.7% 120th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,475 2027 up 7.6% 123rd Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.33 2027 down 18.2% 70th Labour dependency ratio 1.24 2027 down 5.6% 98th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 66,167 2027 up 26.4% 68th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 36,468 2027 up 26.4% 57th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.98 2027 down 2.3% 121st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.04 % change on previous year 2027 up 2.3% 136th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9805 % change on previous year 2027 down 42.1% 105th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.1 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 8.3% 92nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.0494 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 92nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 8.5% 92nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 23.7% 119th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 64th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.7% 2025 down 8.2% 122nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.8% 2025 down 8.3% 94th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% 2025 up 0.2% 137th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.0% 2025 down 8.1% 136th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.3% 2025 down 3.8% 121st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% 2025 down 4.3% 101st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.5% 2025 down 3.2% 128th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% 2025 down 15.3% 95th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.3% 2025 down 15.4% 91st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.9% 2025 down 15.2% 105th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 20.0% 48th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 3.2% 83rd Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 66.0% 2025 up 0.2% 136th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.6% 128th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.2% 129th Employment 2,261 2025 up 5.3% 122nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,261 2025 up 5.3% 122nd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.9% 2025 down 10.8% 50th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.5% 2025 down 5.2% 57th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.2% 2025 down 16.9% 52nd Employment in services (% of total employment) 70.0% 2025 up 6.5% 60th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 61.9% 2025 up 10.7% 54th Page 1 of 24 Next →