Tourism sector employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tourism sector employees was 142.62 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Tourism sector employees in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism sector employees in Costa Rica is 142.62, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism sector employees in Costa Rica peaked at 157.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111.97, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tourism sector employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 149 | — |
| 2018 | 141.81 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 152.27 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 111.97 | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 121.29 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 139.9 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 140.64 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 157.05 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 142.62 | -9.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 142.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.43, 45% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 147.69 | 141.81 | 152.27 | 3 |
| 2020s | 135.58 | 111.97 | 157.05 | 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)
- 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 tourism sector employees in Costa Rica?
- Tourism sector employees in Costa Rica was 142.62 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest tourism sector employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 157.05 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tourism sector employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.97 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tourism sector employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tourism sector employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Tourism sector 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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.