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

Costa Rica: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban was 45.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45.16
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
46.48
in 2019
All-time low
39.42
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

010203040501989200520211989: 42.91990: 39.41991: 41.41992: 42.11993: 41.51994: 41.21995: 42.11996: 41.21997: 41.51998: 41.71999: 41.12000: 41.62001: 41.42002: 41.72003: 41.72004: 412005: 42.42006: 43.52007: 43.62008: 42.92009: 432010: 44.62011: 43.92012: 45.32013: 45.12014: 45.22015: 45.32016: 45.82017: 462018: 46.32019: 46.52020: 44.52021: 45.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 45.16 for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 46.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.42, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 34th of 86 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 42.92
1990 39.42 -8.2%
1991 41.36 +4.9%
1992 42.06 +1.7%
1993 41.55 -1.2%
1994 41.25 -0.7%
1995 42.12 +2.1%
1996 41.23 -2.1%
1997 41.51 +0.7%
1998 41.7 +0.5%
1999 41.12 -1.4%
2000 41.6 +1.2%
2001 41.43 -0.4%
2002 41.66 +0.6%
2003 41.66 -0.0%
2004 41 -1.6%
2005 42.43 +3.5%
2006 43.51 +2.5%
2007 43.62 +0.2%
2008 42.93 -1.6%
2009 43 +0.2%
2010 44.6 +3.7%
2011 43.89 -1.6%
2012 45.35 +3.3%
2013 45.12 -0.5%
2014 45.15 +0.1%
2015 45.3 +0.3%
2016 45.78 +1.0%
2017 45.99 +0.5%
2018 46.26 +0.6%
2019 46.48 +0.5%
2020 44.55 -4.2%
2021 45.16 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.92 42.92 42.92 1
1990s 41.33 39.42 42.12 10
2000s 42.29 41 43.62 10
2010s 45.39 43.89 46.48 10
2020s 44.86 44.55 45.16 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Mexico 45.3 compare
  2. 32 Cyprus 45.28 compare
  3. 33 Lithuania 45.26 compare
  4. 35 North Macedonia 45.14 compare
  5. 36 Moldova 45.11 compare
  6. 37 Cambodia 44.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 45.16 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 46.48 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 39.42 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,152 data points, 1981–2021
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