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Labour force participation rate in Costa Rica

Latest: 57.7%
Previous: 57.7%
Change: -0.03 (-0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Costa Rica
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	57.4%
Dec 31, 1991	56.5%
Dec 31, 1992	55.7%
Dec 31, 1993	56.5%
Dec 31, 1994	57.0%
Dec 31, 1995	58.0%
Dec 31, 1996	56.0%
Dec 31, 1997	58.1%
Dec 31, 1998	59.7%
Dec 31, 1999	59.7%
Dec 31, 2000	58.9%
Dec 31, 2001	60.2%
Dec 31, 2002	59.8%
Dec 31, 2003	60.0%
Dec 31, 2004	58.9%
Dec 31, 2005	61.3%
Dec 31, 2006	60.6%
Dec 31, 2007	61.4%
Dec 31, 2008	60.9%
Dec 31, 2009	60.5%
Dec 31, 2010	59.2%
Dec 31, 2011	60.6%
Dec 31, 2012	64.3%
Dec 31, 2013	63.7%
Dec 31, 2014	64.2%
Dec 31, 2015	62.8%
Dec 31, 2016	59.7%
Dec 31, 2017	59.8%
Dec 31, 2018	62.2%
Dec 31, 2019	64.3%
Dec 31, 2020	60.6%
Dec 31, 2021	61.8%
Dec 31, 2022	61.5%
Dec 31, 2023	56.8%
Dec 31, 2024	57.7%
Dec 31, 2025	57.7%

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