Time-related underemployment, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Time-related underemployment, male was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male 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
In 2025, time-related underemployment, male in Costa Rica stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Costa Rica peaked at 17.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 63rd 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.8% | — |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +135.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -36.6% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -40.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -37.2% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 2.0% | 17.1% | 6 |
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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, male in Costa Rica?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Costa Rica was 2.0% 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, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. 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. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% 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.