Costa Rica - Youth Unemployment 2023
24.31%
−6.41pp from 2022
Costa Rica's youth unemployment was 24.31% in 2023, decreased +6.41pp from 30.72% in 2022. This was the 150th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Niger | 0.40% | 0.3% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 0.57% | 2.7% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 0.70% | 2.3% |
| 4th | Chad | 1.45% | -0.5% |
| 5th | Burundi | 1.70% | -0.3% |
| 6th | Lao PDR | 2.18% | -0.4% |
| 7th | Liberia | 2.22% | -0.8% |
| 8th | Tanzania | 2.34% | -0.2% |
| 9th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.82% | -0.6% |
| 10th | Solomon Islands | 2.93% | -0.6% |
| 11th | Benin | 3.09% | -1.3% |
| 12th | Timor-Leste | 3.20% | -0.4% |
| 13th | Togo | 3.40% | -0.6% |
| 14th | Sierra Leone | 3.48% | -0.8% |
| 15th | Papua New Guinea | 3.79% | -0.5% |
| 16th | Kazakhstan | 3.81% | -0.2% |
| 17th | Senegal | 3.86% | -1.1% |
| 18th | Mali | 3.86% | 20.5% |
| 19th | Moldova | 4.03% | 38.8% |
| 20th | Japan | 4.12% | -7.2% |
| 21st | Uganda | 4.21% | -2.9% |
| 22nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.24% | -1.4% |
| 23rd | Cuba | 4.25% | -2.1% |
| 24th | Guatemala | 4.33% | -31.0% |
| 25th | Thailand | 4.49% | -13.8% |
| 26th | Tonga | 4.63% | -24.6% |
| 27th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.97% | -17.8% |
| 28th | Nigeria | 5.13% | -14.8% |
| 29th | Ghana | 5.35% | -0.9% |
| 30th | Bahrain | 5.38% | 1.0% |
| 31st | Korea | 5.41% | -18.6% |
| 32nd | Madagascar | 5.43% | -2.8% |
| 33rd | Mexico | 5.84% | -9.6% |
| 34th | Israel | 5.87% | -12.6% |
| 35th | Germany | 6.02% | -0.5% |
| 36th | United Arab Emirates | 6.35% | -36.4% |
| 37th | Viet Nam | 6.44% | 5.6% |
| 38th | Macao SAR, China | 6.56% | -5.6% |
| 39th | Burkina Faso | 6.57% | -2.3% |
| 40th | Cameroon | 6.62% | -0.7% |
| 41st | Malawi | 6.84% | -0.1% |
| 42nd | Philippines | 6.91% | 1.5% |
| 43rd | El Salvador | 7.03% | -6.0% |
| 44th | Guinea | 7.07% | -0.3% |
| 45th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.58% | -0.4% |
| 46th | Ecuador | 7.78% | -6.2% |
| 47th | Switzerland | 7.87% | 15.1% |
| 48th | Bangladesh | 7.91% | -28.0% |
| 49th | United States | 7.95% | -1.9% |
| 50th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.01% | -1.1% |
| 51st | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.04% | -24.1% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 8.27% | 8.2% |
| 53rd | Australia | 8.39% | -0.9% |
| 54th | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.45% | -22.6% |
| 55th | Iceland | 8.49% | 0.8% |
| 56th | Czechia | 8.51% | 26.6% |
| 57th | Singapore | 8.52% | 7.5% |
| 58th | São Tomé and Principe | 8.54% | 0.6% |
| 59th | Comoros | 8.83% | -0.6% |
| 60th | Peru | 8.85% | 15.2% |
| 61st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.97% | -18.6% |
| 62nd | Turkmenistan | 9.20% | 1.0% |
| 63rd | Nicaragua | 9.20% | -3.2% |
| 64th | Malta | 9.32% | 2.9% |
| 65th | Pakistan | 9.42% | -0.3% |
| 66th | Central African Republic | 9.86% | -2.2% |
| 67th | Slovenia | 9.95% | -1.9% |
| 68th | Eritrea | 9.97% | -2.2% |
| 69th | Jamaica | 9.99% | -23.8% |
| 70th | Zambia | 10.04% | 1.9% |
| 71st | Myanmar | 10.07% | -0.8% |
| 72nd | Ireland | 10.16% | 8.2% |
| 73rd | Honduras | 10.48% | -22.8% |
| 74th | Belarus | 10.60% | 3.0% |
| 75th | New Zealand | 10.71% | 14.4% |
| 76th | Uzbekistan | 10.76% | -0.8% |
| 77th | Canada | 10.81% | 7.2% |
| 78th | Gambia, The | 10.81% | 6.4% |
| 79th | Norway | 10.98% | 10.8% |
| 80th | Austria | 10.98% | 6.3% |
| 81st | Russian Federation | 11.15% | -22.5% |
| 82nd | Poland | 11.18% | 5.8% |
| 83rd | Mozambique | 11.47% | -1.3% |
| 84th | Vanuatu | 11.49% | -1.0% |
| 85th | Denmark | 11.50% | 9.2% |
| 86th | Dominican Republic | 11.56% | -10.1% |
| 87th | Mongolia | 11.61% | 1.5% |
| 88th | United Kingdom | 11.94% | 12.8% |
| 89th | Bulgaria | 12.05% | 13.9% |
| 90th | Malaysia | 12.15% | -0.1% |
| 91st | Latvia | 12.32% | -19.3% |
| 92nd | Hungary | 12.78% | 21.2% |
| 93rd | Guam | 12.85% | -1.4% |
| 94th | Samoa | 12.90% | -2.6% |
| 95th | Indonesia | 13.02% | -7.4% |
| 96th | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.18% | -3.7% |
| 97th | Paraguay | 13.19% | -9.7% |
| 98th | Channel Islands | 13.38% | 1.5% |
| 99th | Saudi Arabia | 13.47% | -15.6% |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | 13.58% | -0.3% |
| 101st | Oman | 13.59% | -6.6% |
| 102nd | Lithuania | 13.71% | 15.5% |
| 103rd | Maldives | 14.12% | -1.0% |
| 104th | Tajikistan | 14.51% | 0.2% |
| 105th | Bhutan | 14.94% | -45.0% |
| 106th | Kuwait | 15.09% | -0.7% |
| 107th | Kenya | 15.16% | -2.1% |
| 108th | Fiji | 15.30% | -2.8% |
| 109th | Zimbabwe | 15.33% | -9.7% |
| 110th | Equatorial Guinea | 15.46% | -2.2% |
| 111th | China | 15.56% | 6.1% |
| 112th | India | 15.60% | -12.1% |
| 113th | Finland | 16.11% | 13.9% |
| 114th | Belgium | 16.12% | -1.8% |
| 115th | Cyprus | 16.22% | -13.3% |
| 116th | European Union | 16.23% | -0.8% |
| 117th | Mauritius | 16.45% | -26.3% |
| 118th | Panama | 16.77% | -12.6% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 17.15% | 5.0% |
| 120th | Estonia | 17.21% | -6.4% |
| 121st | Türkiye | 17.31% | -10.3% |
| 122nd | France | 17.42% | -2.4% |
| 123rd | Afghanistan | 17.49% | -0.3% |
| 124th | Bahamas, The | 17.70% | -5.3% |
| 125th | Belize | 17.83% | -3.2% |
| 126th | Brazil | 17.94% | -13.5% |
| 127th | Argentina | 17.95% | -5.6% |
| 128th | Brunei Darussalam | 17.96% | -1.9% |
| 129th | Rwanda | 18.17% | -18.2% |
| 130th | Barbados | 18.26% | -13.1% |
| 131st | South Sudan | 18.52% | -1.0% |
| 132nd | Luxembourg | 18.85% | 7.1% |
| 133rd | Croatia | 18.91% | 6.6% |
| 134th | Colombia | 19.37% | -7.7% |
| 135th | Slovak Republic | 19.87% | -0.3% |
| 136th | Sri Lanka | 20.34% | -6.4% |
| 137th | Nepal | 20.43% | -0.9% |
| 138th | Portugal | 20.46% | 6.7% |
| 139th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.27% | -6.3% |
| 140th | Romania | 21.70% | -5.1% |
| 141st | Sweden | 21.94% | 1.6% |
| 142nd | Chile | 21.97% | 20.2% |
| 143rd | Morocco | 21.97% | -3.3% |
| 144th | Italy | 22.73% | -4.1% |
| 145th | Lebanon | 22.74% | -0.7% |
| 146th | Mauritania | 23.24% | -1.1% |
| 147th | Montenegro | 23.34% | -21.7% |
| 148th | Virgin Islands (US) | 23.59% | -7.9% |
| 149th | Serbia | 24.13% | 3.7% |
| 150th | Costa Rica | 24.31% | -20.9% |
| 151st | Guyana | 24.71% | 0.6% |
| 152nd | Lesotho | 24.74% | -1.3% |
| 153rd | Suriname | 24.98% | -2.2% |
| 154th | Albania | 25.41% | 3.5% |
| 155th | Uruguay | 26.22% | 3.6% |
| 156th | Greece | 26.54% | -15.2% |
| 157th | Armenia | 26.74% | 0.2% |
| 158th | Angola | 26.83% | -1.1% |
| 159th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.27% | -14.1% |
| 160th | Cabo Verde | 28.05% | -2.1% |
| 161st | Spain | 28.75% | -3.3% |
| 162nd | North Macedonia | 29.69% | -8.9% |
| 163rd | Georgia | 29.93% | -0.7% |
| 164th | Algeria | 30.00% | -4.3% |
| 165th | St. Lucia | 30.26% | -1.9% |
| 166th | Iraq | 31.51% | -0.9% |
| 167th | New Caledonia | 31.75% | -4.7% |
| 168th | Yemen, Republic of | 32.10% | -1.1% |
| 169th | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.26% | 0.9% |
| 170th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 34.09% | -0.6% |
| 171st | Haiti | 36.33% | 0.0% |
| 172nd | French Polynesia | 36.38% | -1.2% |
| 173rd | Gabon | 36.41% | -0.6% |
| 174th | Namibia | 37.13% | -1.8% |
| 175th | Tunisia | 38.48% | 1.7% |
| 176th | Jordan | 38.84% | -7.6% |
| 177th | Congo, Republic of | 40.72% | -1.1% |
| 178th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.33% | -3.8% |
| 179th | Botswana | 44.36% | 4.1% |
| 180th | Libya | 49.86% | -1.9% |
| 181st | Eswatini | 54.24% | -7.2% |
| 182nd | South Africa | 60.26% | -2.3% |
| 183rd | Djibouti | 76.39% | -0.3% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's youth unemployment in 2023?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment in 2023 was 24.31%. This ranked 150th globally.
How did Costa Rica's youth unemployment change in 2023?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment decreased by 20.9% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2023?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2023 at 76.39%.
What is the youth unemployment of Costa Rica in 2023?▾
The youth unemployment of Costa Rica in 2023 was 24.31%. This ranked 150th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Costa Rica's youth unemployment?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment went from 30.72% in 2022 to 24.31% in 2023, a 20.9% decrease.
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