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 56.69 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
56.69 1000 No
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
52nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
93.26 1000 No
in 2013
All-time low
56.69 1000 No
in 2025
Years of data
15
2011–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica, 2011–2025

0204060801002011201820252011: 77.8 1000 No2012: 86 1000 No2013: 93.3 1000 No2014: 86.6 1000 No2015: 84 1000 No2016: 80.3 1000 No2017: 76.3 1000 No2018: 79.7 1000 No2019: 75.2 1000 No2020: 62.1 1000 No2021: 63.9 1000 No2022: 65.3 1000 No2023: 61.7 1000 No2024: 61.5 1000 No2025: 56.7 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica is 56.69 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 93.26 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 56.69 1000 No, in 2025.

That places Costa Rica 52nd 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 77.75 1000 No
2012 86.05 1000 No +10.7%
2013 93.26 1000 No +8.4%
2014 86.58 1000 No -7.2%
2015 83.95 1000 No -3.0%
2016 80.33 1000 No -4.3%
2017 76.33 1000 No -5.0%
2018 79.7 1000 No +4.4%
2019 75.25 1000 No -5.6%
2020 62.15 1000 No -17.4%
2021 63.87 1000 No +2.8%
2022 65.31 1000 No +2.3%
2023 61.71 1000 No -5.5%
2024 61.51 1000 No -0.3%
2025 56.69 1000 No -7.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 56.69 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.54 1000 No, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 56.69 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109.26 1000 No, 52% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.13 1000 No 75.25 1000 No 93.26 1000 No 9
2020s 61.87 1000 No 56.69 1000 No 65.31 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 49 Slovakia 66.58 1000 No compare
  2. 50 Chile 62.54 1000 No compare
  3. 51 Portugal 61.64 1000 No compare
  4. 53 Israel 56.36 1000 No compare
  5. 54 Finland 55.44 1000 No compare
  6. 55 Belarus 53.65 1000 No compare

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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 56.69 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 93.26 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 56.69 1000 No in 2025.
How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 15 to 24, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd 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 32.5%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,559 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.