ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 37.52 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
37.52 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
49th
of 80 countries
All-time high
48.61 1000 No
in 2022
All-time low
25.99 1000 No
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica, 2011–2025

010203040502011201820252011: 26 1000 No2012: 33.6 1000 No2013: 31.4 1000 No2014: 34.2 1000 No2015: 39.5 1000 No2016: 35.9 1000 No2017: 38.9 1000 No2018: 47.2 1000 No2019: 48 1000 No2020: 38.8 1000 No2021: 45 1000 No2022: 48.6 1000 No2023: 41.7 1000 No2024: 39 1000 No2025: 37.5 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica stood at 37.52 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica peaked at 48.61 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.99 1000 No, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 25.99 1000 No
2012 33.57 1000 No +29.2%
2013 31.4 1000 No -6.5%
2014 34.22 1000 No +9.0%
2015 39.54 1000 No +15.5%
2016 35.91 1000 No -9.2%
2017 38.94 1000 No +8.4%
2018 47.23 1000 No +21.3%
2019 47.95 1000 No +1.5%
2020 38.78 1000 No -19.1%
2021 44.97 1000 No +16.0%
2022 48.61 1000 No +8.1%
2023 41.7 1000 No -14.2%
2024 39.01 1000 No -6.5%
2025 37.52 1000 No -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37.19 1000 No 25.99 1000 No 47.95 1000 No 9
2020s 41.77 1000 No 37.52 1000 No 48.61 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 46 Spain 41.52 1000 No compare
  2. 47 Tunisia 38.99 1000 No compare
  3. 48 Norway 38.83 1000 No compare
  4. 50 Armenia 37.3 1000 No compare
  5. 51 New Zealand 37.2 1000 No compare
  6. 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 36.75 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Costa Rica was 37.52 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, 65+, rural areas recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 48.61 1000 No in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 25.99 1000 No in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, 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, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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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.