Time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica is 3.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica peaked at 18.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.1% | — |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -44.2% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -42.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 3.8% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 47 Iceland 3.9% compare
- 48 Luxembourg 3.8% compare
- 49 Brunei Darussalam 3.8% compare
- 51 Italy 3.7% compare
- 52 El Salvador 3.6% compare
- 53 Malta 3.5% compare
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)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Costa Rica was 3.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. 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. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.