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

Costa Rica: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 44.38 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
44.38
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 91 countries
All-time high
44.59
in 2019
All-time low
35.63
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0102030401989200520211989: 35.61990: 35.71991: 361992: 35.91993: 36.51994: 37.51995: 37.11996: 37.71997: 38.31998: 37.71999: 37.92000: 37.62001: 37.42002: 37.22003: 37.22004: 38.42005: 38.42006: 39.42007: 39.32008: 40.12009: 40.52010: 40.32011: 41.32012: 41.62013: 42.22014: 43.72015: 42.72016: 42.62017: 43.62018: 43.92019: 44.62020: 44.52021: 44.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica stood at 44.38.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 44.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.63, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 31st of 91 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 self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 35.63
1990 35.69 +0.2%
1991 35.97 +0.8%
1992 35.92 -0.1%
1993 36.46 +1.5%
1994 37.46 +2.8%
1995 37.14 -0.8%
1996 37.7 +1.5%
1997 38.28 +1.5%
1998 37.66 -1.6%
1999 37.9 +0.6%
2000 37.64 -0.7%
2001 37.41 -0.6%
2002 37.23 -0.5%
2003 37.21 -0.0%
2004 38.42 +3.2%
2005 38.37 -0.1%
2006 39.45 +2.8%
2007 39.33 -0.3%
2008 40.13 +2.0%
2009 40.53 +1.0%
2010 40.26 -0.7%
2011 41.32 +2.6%
2012 41.63 +0.8%
2013 42.19 +1.4%
2014 43.67 +3.5%
2015 42.67 -2.3%
2016 42.63 -0.1%
2017 43.62 +2.3%
2018 43.87 +0.6%
2019 44.59 +1.6%
2020 44.54 -0.1%
2021 44.38 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.63 35.63 35.63 1
1990s 37.02 35.69 38.28 10
2000s 38.57 37.21 40.53 10
2010s 42.64 40.26 44.59 10
2020s 44.46 44.38 44.54 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 28 Czechia 44.84 compare
  2. 29 Thailand 44.84 compare
  3. 30 Belgium 44.38 compare
  4. 32 Austria 44.08 compare
  5. 33 Poland 43.97 compare
  6. 34 Moldova 43.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 44.38 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 44.59 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 35.63 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,271 data points, 1970–2021
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