ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 42.83 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica, 2011–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica stood at 42.83 No. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica peaked at 42.83 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.33 No, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41.01 No | — |
| 2012 | 40.67 No | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.47 No | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 35.58 No | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 35.33 No | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.59 No | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 36.81 No | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 37.34 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.33 No | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 36.3 No | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 37.71 No | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 40.23 No | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 42.39 No | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 40.94 No | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 42.83 No | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.57 No | 35.33 No | 41.01 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.07 No | 36.3 No | 42.83 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 3 Mongolia 47.06 No compare
- 3 Türkiye 33.25 No compare
- 4 China, Hong Kong SAR 45.5 No
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31.66 No compare
- 5 Seychelles 43.33 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 31.37 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 31.21 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28.94 No compare
- 7 Myanmar 42.78 No compare
- 8 South Africa 42.5 No compare
- 9 Montenegro 41.86 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Costa Rica was 42.83 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 42.83 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.33 No in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — 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.