Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 0.235% to 48.6% in Costa Rica in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 59.8% in 2007 and an all time low of 48.5% in 2020. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Guatemala amounted to 56.1%, 55.3% in Honduras, 59.7% in Nicaragua and 54.0% in Panama in 2021.
Costa Rica has been ranked 128th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 59.0% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 63.7% | 63.1% | 62.8% | 62.2% | 60.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 55.4% | 52.8% | 53.5% | 54.4% | 55.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 55.9% | 56.2% | 55.9% | 55.7% | 56.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.4% | 59.6% | 59.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 60.1% | 59.1% | 60.8% | 62.7% | 59.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 57.2% | 57.4% | 57.3% | 57.6% | 58.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 62.0% | 62.7% | 63.2% | 61.8% | 61.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.1% | 61.5% | 62.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 58.5% | 58.8% | 59.2% | 59.5% | 59.9% |
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