Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 45.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45.13
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 106 countries
All-time high
45.41
in 2020
All-time low
36.53
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

010203040501989200520211989: 36.51990: 36.91991: 37.11992: 37.11993: 38.11994: 38.71995: 38.31996: 38.31997: 39.11998: 38.51999: 38.72000: 38.82001: 39.12002: 392003: 38.82004: 39.62005: 40.52006: 40.52007: 41.32008: 42.12009: 42.32010: 42.32011: 43.52012: 43.72013: 442014: 44.62015: 44.32016: 43.42017: 44.52018: 44.92019: 45.22020: 45.42021: 45.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 45.13 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica peaked at 45.41 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.53, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 36.53
1990 36.88 +1.0%
1991 37.14 +0.7%
1992 37.07 -0.2%
1993 38.06 +2.7%
1994 38.74 +1.8%
1995 38.32 -1.1%
1996 38.33 +0.0%
1997 39.06 +1.9%
1998 38.46 -1.5%
1999 38.75 +0.8%
2000 38.84 +0.2%
2001 39.14 +0.8%
2002 39.05 -0.2%
2003 38.82 -0.6%
2004 39.65 +2.1%
2005 40.48 +2.1%
2006 40.53 +0.1%
2007 41.33 +2.0%
2008 42.07 +1.8%
2009 42.34 +0.6%
2010 42.31 -0.1%
2011 43.47 +2.7%
2012 43.71 +0.6%
2013 44.03 +0.7%
2014 44.6 +1.3%
2015 44.32 -0.6%
2016 43.42 -2.0%
2017 44.48 +2.4%
2018 44.88 +0.9%
2019 45.17 +0.7%
2020 45.41 +0.5%
2021 45.13 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.53 36.53 36.53 1
1990s 38.08 36.88 39.06 10
2000s 40.22 38.82 42.34 10
2010s 44.04 42.31 45.17 10
2020s 45.27 45.13 45.41 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Luxembourg 45.55 compare
  2. 18 Italy 45.43 compare
  3. 19 France 45.41 compare
  4. 21 Lithuania 45.11 compare
  5. 22 United States 45.09 compare
  6. 23 Croatia 45.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica was 45.13 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 45.41 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 36.53 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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