ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 259.78 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Costa Rica stood at 259.78 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Costa Rica peaked at 347.94 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 217.41 1000 No, in 1994.
Costa Rica ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 234.44 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 227.47 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 222.94 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 217.41 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 227.55 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 220.47 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 232.91 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 241.51 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 241.18 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 256.85 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 261.35 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 269.66 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 265.11 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 261.28 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 284.17 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 267.51 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 266.08 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 251.07 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 242.31 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 274.82 1000 No | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 272.27 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 282.74 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 277.17 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 317.32 1000 No | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 339.03 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 326.79 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 326.1 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 347.94 1000 No | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 345.99 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 334.49 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 321.41 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 297.77 1000 No | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 287.77 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 263.3 1000 No | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 259.78 1000 No | -1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 259.78 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.45 1000 No, 3.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 259.78 1000 No is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 366.71 1000 No, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 229.54 1000 No | 217.41 1000 No | 241.51 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 262.54 1000 No | 242.31 1000 No | 284.17 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 311.02 1000 No | 272.27 1000 No | 347.94 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.09 1000 No | 259.78 1000 No | 334.49 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Costa Rica?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Costa Rica was 259.78 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 347.94 1000 No in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.41 1000 No in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.