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Youth unemployment rate in Costa Rica

Latest: 19.9%
Previous: 20.5%
Change: -0.53 (-2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	11.1%
Dec 31, 1992	7.6%
Dec 31, 1993	8.3%
Dec 31, 1994	8.2%
Dec 31, 1995	11.6%
Dec 31, 1996	12.2%
Dec 31, 1997	11.8%
Dec 31, 1998	11.9%
Dec 31, 1999	13.6%
Dec 31, 2000	11.2%
Dec 31, 2001	13.8%
Dec 31, 2002	14.5%
Dec 31, 2003	15.1%
Dec 31, 2004	14.5%
Dec 31, 2005	15.5%
Dec 31, 2006	14.3%
Dec 31, 2007	11.1%
Dec 31, 2008	11.2%
Dec 31, 2009	18.4%
Dec 31, 2010	17.4%
Dec 31, 2011	22.0%
Dec 31, 2012	22.4%
Dec 31, 2013	21.6%
Dec 31, 2014	24.2%
Dec 31, 2015	22.4%
Dec 31, 2016	21.7%
Dec 31, 2017	20.7%
Dec 31, 2018	25.1%
Dec 31, 2019	31.2%
Dec 31, 2020	40.1%
Dec 31, 2021	39.2%
Dec 31, 2022	30.7%
Dec 31, 2023	24.3%
Dec 31, 2024	20.5%
Dec 31, 2025	19.9%

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