ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 594.41 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
594.41 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 82 countries
All-time high
607.45 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
489.58 1000 No
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica, 2011–2025

02004006002011201820252011: 489.6 1000 No2012: 531.2 1000 No2013: 554.4 1000 No2014: 555 1000 No2015: 558.1 1000 No2016: 552.1 1000 No2017: 565 1000 No2018: 593.6 1000 No2019: 607.5 1000 No2020: 551.6 1000 No2021: 576 1000 No2022: 606.1 1000 No2023: 585.5 1000 No2024: 593 1000 No2025: 594.4 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, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica stood at 594.41 1000 No.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica peaked at 607.45 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 489.58 1000 No, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 60th out of 82 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, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 489.58 1000 No
2012 531.18 1000 No +8.5%
2013 554.39 1000 No +4.4%
2014 555.03 1000 No +0.1%
2015 558.07 1000 No +0.5%
2016 552.13 1000 No -1.1%
2017 564.97 1000 No +2.3%
2018 593.61 1000 No +5.1%
2019 607.45 1000 No +2.3%
2020 551.63 1000 No -9.2%
2021 575.98 1000 No +4.4%
2022 606.07 1000 No +5.2%
2023 585.47 1000 No -3.4%
2024 592.95 1000 No +1.3%
2025 594.41 1000 No +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 556.27 1000 No 489.58 1000 No 607.45 1000 No 9
2020s 584.42 1000 No 551.63 1000 No 606.07 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 57 Finland 677.57 1000 No compare
  2. 58 Panama 653.18 1000 No compare
  3. 59 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 603.38 1000 No compare
  4. 61 Jamaica 590.73 1000 No compare
  5. 62 Croatia 570.41 1000 No compare
  6. 63 Lithuania 546.97 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Costa Rica was 594.41 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 607.45 1000 No in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 489.58 1000 No in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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
90 places, 1,601 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.