Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female was 43.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.01
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
58th
of 95 countries
All-time high
46.21
in 2019
All-time low
37.82
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

010203040501989200520211989: 38.11990: 39.31991: 37.81992: 38.61993: 38.91994: 38.61995: 40.91996: 38.91997: 41.81998: 39.81999: 38.22000: 41.12001: 39.82002: 40.52003: 41.12004: 39.72005: 40.62006: 41.42007: 40.82008: 40.32009: 40.62010: 42.22011: 41.72012: 44.12013: 43.72014: 43.12015: 43.72016: 45.72017: 44.42018: 45.22019: 46.22020: 44.52021: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica stood at 43.01.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 46.21 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.82, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 58th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 38.1
1990 39.25 +3.0%
1991 37.82 -3.7%
1992 38.58 +2.0%
1993 38.91 +0.9%
1994 38.58 -0.8%
1995 40.87 +5.9%
1996 38.88 -4.9%
1997 41.75 +7.4%
1998 39.78 -4.7%
1999 38.16 -4.1%
2000 41.11 +7.7%
2001 39.78 -3.2%
2002 40.47 +1.7%
2003 41.12 +1.6%
2004 39.7 -3.5%
2005 40.62 +2.3%
2006 41.36 +1.8%
2007 40.79 -1.4%
2008 40.27 -1.3%
2009 40.64 +0.9%
2010 42.16 +3.8%
2011 41.74 -1.0%
2012 44.14 +5.8%
2013 43.74 -0.9%
2014 43.12 -1.4%
2015 43.67 +1.3%
2016 45.73 +4.7%
2017 44.4 -2.9%
2018 45.2 +1.8%
2019 46.21 +2.2%
2020 44.53 -3.6%
2021 43.01 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 38.1 38.1 38.1 1
1990s 39.26 37.82 41.75 10
2000s 40.59 39.7 41.36 10
2010s 44.01 41.74 46.21 10
2020s 43.77 43.01 44.53 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 55 Albania 43.41 compare
  2. 56 Russia 43.24 compare
  3. 57 Egypt 43.21 compare
  4. 59 India 42.97 compare
  5. 60 Brazil 42.9 compare
  6. 61 Venezuela 42.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 43.01 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 46.21 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 37.82 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,257 data points, 1970–2021
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