Costa Rica - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Costa Rica was 40.40 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 40.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 28.55 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 28.55
1991 29.40
1992 29.21
1993 29.57
1994 30.32
1995 30.58
1996 30.36
1997 31.87
1998 32.99
1999 33.41
2000 32.78
2001 34.78
2002 34.86
2003 35.07
2004 34.35
2005 36.07
2006 36.19
2007 36.60
2008 37.35
2009 37.86
2010 37.29
2011 37.74
2012 39.63
2013 39.84
2014 39.47
2015 39.40
2016 38.12
2017 38.03
2018 38.84
2019 40.76
2020 39.88
2021 40.40

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Costa Rica was 2,418,503 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,482,184 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,151,801 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,151,801
1991 1,166,714
1992 1,183,921
1993 1,240,398
1994 1,290,807
1995 1,355,530
1996 1,349,489
1997 1,446,286
1998 1,531,957
1999 1,579,730
2000 1,605,783
2001 1,711,510
2002 1,747,203
2003 1,804,626
2004 1,814,560
2005 1,930,209
2006 1,965,286
2007 2,037,762
2008 2,067,066
2009 2,088,453
2010 2,051,461
2011 2,077,942
2012 2,245,872
2013 2,261,015
2014 2,308,993
2015 2,295,745
2016 2,212,664
2017 2,259,645
2018 2,369,041
2019 2,482,184
2020 2,368,243
2021 2,418,503

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure