Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 44.04%, a 0.49% increase from 2020.
- Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.55%, a 1.36% decline from 2019.
- Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.91%, a 0.21% decline from 2018.
- Costa Rica labor force participation rate for 2018 was 45.12%, a 2.91% increase from 2017.
| Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
44.04% |
0.49% |
| 2020 |
43.55% |
-1.36% |
| 2019 |
44.91% |
-0.21% |
| 2018 |
45.12% |
2.91% |
| 2017 |
42.21% |
0.14% |
| 2016 |
42.08% |
-3.25% |
| 2015 |
45.33% |
-2.32% |
| 2014 |
47.65% |
0.32% |
| 2013 |
47.33% |
-0.68% |
| 2012 |
48.01% |
4.73% |
| 2011 |
43.28% |
-1.15% |
| 2010 |
44.43% |
-3.04% |
| 2009 |
47.47% |
-2.07% |
| 2008 |
49.54% |
-2.15% |
| 2007 |
51.69% |
2.12% |
| 2006 |
49.57% |
0.63% |
| 2005 |
48.94% |
0.90% |
| 2004 |
48.04% |
-2.94% |
| 2003 |
50.98% |
1.10% |
| 2002 |
49.88% |
-1.76% |
| 2001 |
51.64% |
1.47% |
| 2000 |
50.17% |
-0.97% |
| 1999 |
51.14% |
-2.41% |
| 1998 |
53.55% |
2.83% |
| 1997 |
50.72% |
1.44% |
| 1996 |
49.28% |
-3.86% |
| 1995 |
53.14% |
0.81% |
| 1994 |
52.34% |
-0.80% |
| 1993 |
53.13% |
1.45% |
| 1992 |
51.68% |
-1.74% |
| 1991 |
53.42% |
-1.39% |
| 1990 |
54.81% |
-1.39% |
