ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural was 15.41 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15.41 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 26.51 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.41 1000 No, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21.3 1000 No | — |
| 2012 | 22.85 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 26.51 1000 No | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 25.25 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 22.28 1000 No | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 21.44 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19.86 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 20.43 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22.02 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 15.72 1000 No | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 16.29 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.91 1000 No | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 17.11 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 17.22 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.41 1000 No | -10.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.41 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.82 1000 No, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.41 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.37 1000 No, 41% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.44 1000 No | 19.86 1000 No | 26.51 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.61 1000 No | 15.41 1000 No | 17.91 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica was 15.41 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.51 1000 No in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.41 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.