Share of temporary employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of temporary employees was 4.19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of temporary employees in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of temporary employees in Costa Rica is 4.19, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Costa Rica peaked at 11.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.1 | — |
| 2011 | 8.21 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 10.84 | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 8.66 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 7.95 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 8.31 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.94 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 6.12 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 6.62 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 6.16 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 6.63 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 5.96 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 5.45 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 4.18 | -23.3% |
| 2025 | 4.19 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.45 | 6.12 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 | 4.18 | 6.63 | 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 share of temporary employees in Costa Rica?
- Share of temporary employees in Costa Rica was 4.19 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of temporary employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. 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 represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.