Labour Force (Total) rose 1.96% to 2.43 mil in Costa Rica in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 2.50 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 1.17 mil in 1990. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Guatemala amounted to 6.67 mil, 4.31 mil in Honduras, 3.04 mil in Nicaragua and 1.97 mil in Panama in 2021.
Costa Rica has been ranked 117th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.157 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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