Inactivity rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inactivity rate was 43.77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivity rate in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 43.77 for inactivity rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inactivity rate in Costa Rica peaked at 47.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.51, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Inactivity rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.79 | — |
| 2012 | 39.72 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 40.17 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.59 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.94 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.51 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 41.76 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.67 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47.7 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 44.48 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 46.06 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 46.37 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.63 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 43.77 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.76 | 39.51 | 42.67 | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.67 | 43.77 | 47.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivity rate in Costa Rica?
- Inactivity rate in Costa Rica was 43.77 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest inactivity rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inactivity rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.51 in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inactivity rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inactivity rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator conveys the number of persons of working age outside the labour force (that is, not employed or unemployed) expressed as a percentage of the working-age population. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.