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Costa Rica - Unemployment Rate 2024

Name: Costa Rica Unemployment Rate 2024
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

6.94% −0.36pp from 2023 Global rank: 129th

Costa Rica's unemployment rate was 6.94% in 2024, decreased +0.36pp from 8.33% in 2023. This was the 129th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2024▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2024
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Qatar	0.13%	0.0%
2nd	Cambodia	0.25%	-0.8%
3rd	Niger	0.38%	-7.6%
4th	Thailand	0.78%	-21.9%
5th	Burundi	0.92%	0.4%
6th	Chad	1.05%	-0.6%
7th	Bahrain	1.08%	-82.8%
8th	Lao PDR	1.17%	-1.0%
9th	Moldova	1.43%	-68.9%
10th	Solomon Islands	1.44%	0.1%
11th	Andorra	1.48%	-3.3%
12th	Timor-Leste	1.52%	-0.1%
13th	Tanzania	1.56%	-0.5%
14th	Viet Nam	1.60%	-30.3%
15th	Benin	1.64%	-0.2%
16th	Cuba	1.76%	1.4%
17th	Togo	1.95%	0.3%
18th	Tonga	1.97%	18.9%
19th	Kuwait	2.15%	3.4%
20th	United Arab Emirates	2.16%	0.4%
21st	Philippines	2.20%	-49.5%
22nd	Macao SAR, China	2.26%	-14.6%
23rd	Côte d'Ivoire	2.27%	0.4%
24th	Russian Federation	2.43%	-23.3%
25th	Japan	2.50%	-2.9%
26th	Czechia	2.60%	0.9%
27th	Guatemala	2.61%	11.5%
28th	Papua New Guinea	2.63%	-0.9%
29th	Guinea-Bissau	2.65%	0.6%
30th	Mexico	2.68%	-4.2%
31st	Liechtenstein	2.72%	-3.9%
32nd	Singapore	2.74%	42.2%
33rd	Uganda	2.74%	-0.5%
34th	Korea	2.78%	2.8%
35th	Senegal	2.79%	0.1%
36th	Poland	2.81%	-0.5%
37th	Ghana	2.82%	-0.3%
38th	Myanmar	2.89%	-3.0%
39th	Liberia	2.91%	0.3%
40th	Mali	2.92%	-0.8%
41st	Hong Kong SAR, China	2.99%	0.4%
42nd	Seychelles	3.00%	0.0%
43rd	Nigeria	3.05%	-0.9%
44th	Madagascar	3.05%	0.2%
45th	Malta	3.10%	-11.0%
46th	Sierra Leone	3.10%	0.4%
47th	Jamaica	3.15%	-28.4%
48th	Oman	3.20%	0.9%
49th	El Salvador	3.26%	-37.5%
50th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.27%	-33.2%
51st	Bhutan	3.28%	-6.2%
52nd	Indonesia	3.30%	-38.0%
53rd	Trinidad and Tobago	3.32%	-16.7%
54th	Germany	3.40%	10.3%
55th	Burkina Faso	3.44%	-4.4%
56th	Ecuador	3.45%	-3.3%
57th	Belarus	3.46%	0.1%
58th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.49%	-12.4%
59th	Saudi Arabia	3.52%	-12.1%
60th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.54%	2.2%
61st	Israel	3.60%	4.2%
62nd	Iceland	3.60%	6.7%
63rd	Cameroon	3.60%	-0.1%
64th	Bangladesh	3.64%	8.4%
65th	Netherlands	3.70%	4.1%
66th	Slovenia	3.70%	0.7%
67th	Comoros	3.82%	-0.5%
68th	Malaysia	3.85%	20.2%
69th	Australia	3.94%	6.5%
70th	Norway	4.00%	11.3%
71st	Turkmenistan	4.02%	0.3%
72nd	United States	4.02%	10.7%
73rd	India	4.17%	-15.5%
74th	Bulgaria	4.20%	-4.4%
75th	Sri Lanka	4.24%	-15.2%
76th	Aruba	4.27%	6.7%
77th	Maldives	4.28%	6.4%
78th	Ireland	4.30%	-0.2%
79th	Switzerland	4.34%	119.0%
80th	United Kingdom	4.36%	7.7%
81st	San Marino	4.41%	4.6%
82nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	4.42%	-1.1%
83rd	Uzbekistan	4.44%	-34.8%
84th	Hungary	4.50%	10.4%
85th	China	4.59%	-12.0%
86th	New Zealand	4.72%	25.1%
87th	Kazakhstan	4.83%	2.3%
88th	Samoa	4.86%	-1.3%
89th	Cyprus	4.90%	-15.8%
90th	Honduras	4.91%	-39.2%
91st	Nicaragua	4.98%	48.1%
92nd	Vanuatu	4.99%	-0.5%
93rd	Croatia	5.00%	-19.6%
94th	Malawi	5.05%	0.8%
95th	Guinea	5.13%	-0.2%
96th	Mongolia	5.16%	-2.7%
97th	Brunei Darussalam	5.18%	0.5%
98th	Peru	5.20%	-23.4%
99th	Austria	5.20%	2.0%
100th	Guam	5.25%	-0.2%
101st	Slovak Republic	5.30%	-9.0%
102nd	Dominican Republic	5.31%	0.1%
103rd	Denmark	5.36%	93.6%
104th	Fiji	5.36%	-17.5%
105th	Romania	5.40%	-3.0%
106th	Kenya	5.49%	1.4%
107th	Pakistan	5.49%	-35.4%
108th	Mauritius	5.55%	-9.1%
109th	Puerto Rico (US)	5.64%	-4.4%
110th	Azerbaijan	5.65%	3.5%
111th	Paraguay	5.69%	-3.4%
112th	Belgium	5.70%	3.3%
113th	Zambia	5.90%	0.6%
114th	European Union	5.92%	-1.7%
115th	Eritrea	5.95%	0.6%
116th	Channel Islands	6.03%	1.7%
117th	Central African Republic	6.25%	1.2%
118th	Canada	6.35%	18.0%
119th	Luxembourg	6.40%	22.3%
120th	Barbados	6.45%	-21.5%
121st	Gambia, The	6.48%	0.0%
122nd	Italy	6.50%	-15.4%
123rd	Portugal	6.50%	-1.3%
124th	Mozambique	6.67%	0.1%
125th	Brazil	6.80%	-14.7%
126th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	6.82%	-5.1%
127th	Lithuania	6.85%	-0.3%
128th	Latvia	6.90%	6.1%
129th	Costa Rica	6.94%	-4.9%
130th	Tajikistan	7.04%	0.1%
131st	Argentina	7.15%	16.7%
132nd	Serbia	7.24%	-23.2%
133rd	France	7.40%	0.8%
134th	Estonia	7.60%	19.2%
135th	Suriname	7.62%	-28.1%
136th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	8.15%	0.9%
137th	Uruguay	8.21%	-1.4%
138th	Equatorial Guinea	8.29%	0.9%
139th	Finland	8.40%	16.1%
140th	Sweden	8.40%	9.6%
141st	Panama	8.45%	13.7%
142nd	Belize	8.70%	160.0%
143rd	Chile	8.72%	0.4%
144th	Türkiye	8.80%	-6.4%
145th	Bahamas, The	9.05%	-11.1%
146th	São Tomé and Principe	9.06%	0.3%
147th	Morocco	9.10%	-30.0%
148th	Zimbabwe	9.44%	0.9%
149th	Colombia	9.62%	-5.3%
150th	Greece	10.02%	-9.5%
151st	St. Lucia	10.20%	-15.7%
152nd	Mauritania	10.26%	-1.1%
153rd	Nepal	10.50%	0.6%
154th	Albania	10.69%	12.5%
155th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.69%	-19.0%
156th	New Caledonia	10.99%	0.6%
157th	Rwanda	11.33%	-8.3%
158th	Spain	11.40%	-6.4%
159th	Virgin Islands (US)	11.42%	0.6%
160th	Georgia	11.56%	-29.5%
161st	French Polynesia	11.61%	0.0%
162nd	Algeria	11.66%	0.1%
163rd	Guyana	11.87%	-0.4%
164th	Cabo Verde	11.88%	39.8%
165th	North Macedonia	12.27%	-6.0%
166th	Armenia	12.41%	0.0%
167th	Ukraine	13.10%	-31.3%
168th	Montenegro	13.21%	0.5%
169th	Syrian Arab Republic	13.36%	0.7%
170th	Afghanistan	13.69%	-2.3%
171st	Angola	14.02%	-0.2%
172nd	Haiti	14.61%	1.0%
173rd	Iraq	15.29%	0.4%
174th	Tunisia	15.34%	-6.5%
175th	Lesotho	16.34%	0.0%
176th	Jordan	16.69%	-24.0%
177th	Yemen, Republic of	16.97%	0.2%
178th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	18.09%	-1.4%
179th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	18.95%	-0.1%
180th	Libya	19.09%	2.0%
181st	Namibia	19.16%	0.0%
182nd	Congo, Republic of	19.90%	-0.1%
183rd	Gabon	20.09%	-0.3%
184th	Botswana	23.81%	1.8%
185th	Djibouti	26.01%	-0.3%
186th	South Africa	32.28%	-0.3%
187th	Eswatini	34.64%	0.1%
188th	Sudan	60.85%	27.9%

FAQ

What was Costa Rica's unemployment rate in 2024?▾

Costa Rica's unemployment rate in 2024 was 6.94%. This ranked 129th globally.

How did Costa Rica's unemployment rate change in 2024?▾

Costa Rica's unemployment rate decreased by 4.9% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2024?▾

Sudan had the highest unemployment rate in 2024 at 60.85%.

What is the unemployment rate of Costa Rica in 2024?▾

The unemployment rate of Costa Rica in 2024 was 6.94%. This ranked 129th globally.

How does 2024 compare to 2023 for Costa Rica's unemployment rate?▾

Costa Rica's unemployment rate went from 8.33% in 2023 to 6.94% in 2024, a 4.9% decrease.

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