Work & Labour in Costa Rica 1,028 indicators covering work & labour for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year 2050 down 19.2% 159th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year 2050 down 47.7% 155th 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. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.8% 137th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0002 1000 No per person 2025 down 28.0% 148th 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 23.7% 120th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 65th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi 65.96 2025 up 0.2% 136th 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 82.1% 2025 up 1.8% 74th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.5% 2025 up 0.1% 101st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 23.1% 2025 down 3.5% 116th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.6% 2025 up 14.4% 75th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.8% 2025 down 64.4% 129th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.5% 2025 down 68.3% 136th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.4% 2025 down 62.2% 121st Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 73.4% 2025 up 4.0% 77th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 71.2% 2025 up 3.6% 79th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 76.7% 2025 up 4.6% 75th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 26.6% 2025 down 9.7% 111th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 28.8% 2025 down 7.9% 109th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 23.3% 2025 down 12.6% 113th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.2% 2025 up 11.4% 104th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 up 3.8% 106th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 up 36.9% 72nd Share in vulnerable employment 23.36 2025 down 12.0% 108th GDP per person employed 64,822 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 35.8% 65th Gdp per person employed constant ppp 64,822 2025 up 35.8% 65th Employment in agri vs urban pop 13.41 2023 down 3.4% 102nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.3% 2025 down 24.6% 72nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 18.7% 75th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.2% 2025 down 30.8% 71st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.7% 2025 down 10.5% 124th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.1% 2025 down 11.4% 147th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.9% 2025 down 10.9% 145th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 44.11 2025 down 11.4% 147th Fertility and female labor force participation 44.11 2025 down 11.4% 147th Page 1 of 18 Next →