Costa Rica Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Costa Rica youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 24.10%, a 6.65% decline from 2022.
  • Costa Rica youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 30.75%, a 8.51% decline from 2021.
  • Costa Rica youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 39.26%, a 0.92% decline from 2020.
  • Costa Rica youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 40.17%, a 8.9% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Costa Rica Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 24.10% -6.65%
2022 30.75% -8.51%
2021 39.26% -0.92%
2020 40.17% 8.90%
2019 31.28% 6.14%
2018 25.14% 4.35%
2017 20.79% -0.91%
2016 21.70% -0.71%
2015 22.41% -1.87%
2014 24.28% 2.70%
2013 21.59% -0.82%
2012 22.40% 0.34%
2011 22.06% 4.66%
2010 17.41% -0.98%
2009 18.39% 7.13%
2008 11.27% 0.17%
2007 11.10% -3.21%
2006 14.31% -1.25%
2005 15.56% 0.98%
2004 14.58% -0.53%
2003 15.10% 0.59%
2002 14.51% 0.64%
2001 13.87% 2.58%
2000 11.29% -2.39%
1999 13.68% 1.75%
1998 11.93% 0.03%
1997 11.90% -0.36%
1996 12.26% 0.55%
1995 11.71% 3.43%
1994 8.28% -0.02%
1993 8.30% 0.63%
1992 7.67% -3.48%
1991 11.15% -3.48%