Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 was 45.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45.6
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 106 countries
All-time high
46.02
in 2020
All-time low
40.97
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

010203040501989200520211989: 41.41990: 41.11991: 411992: 411993: 41.31994: 41.71995: 41.61996: 41.81997: 41.91998: 421999: 41.72000: 42.12001: 42.42002: 42.32003: 42.12004: 42.72005: 432006: 43.62007: 43.72008: 43.82009: 44.12010: 44.32011: 44.72012: 45.52013: 45.62014: 45.82015: 45.22016: 45.22017: 45.62018: 45.52019: 45.82020: 462021: 45.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 45.6.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 46.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.97, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 41.37
1990 41.09 -0.7%
1991 40.97 -0.3%
1992 41.03 +0.1%
1993 41.29 +0.6%
1994 41.69 +1.0%
1995 41.56 -0.3%
1996 41.78 +0.5%
1997 41.9 +0.3%
1998 41.98 +0.2%
1999 41.73 -0.6%
2000 42.08 +0.8%
2001 42.39 +0.7%
2002 42.29 -0.2%
2003 42.12 -0.4%
2004 42.66 +1.3%
2005 42.96 +0.7%
2006 43.6 +1.5%
2007 43.68 +0.2%
2008 43.83 +0.3%
2009 44.15 +0.7%
2010 44.34 +0.4%
2011 44.71 +0.8%
2012 45.47 +1.7%
2013 45.61 +0.3%
2014 45.84 +0.5%
2015 45.15 -1.5%
2016 45.21 +0.1%
2017 45.56 +0.8%
2018 45.52 -0.1%
2019 45.82 +0.7%
2020 46.02 +0.4%
2021 45.6 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.37 41.37 41.37 1
1990s 41.5 40.97 41.98 10
2000s 42.98 42.08 44.15 10
2010s 45.32 44.34 45.84 10
2020s 45.81 45.6 46.02 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 22 Latvia 45.93 compare
  2. 23 Germany 45.8 compare
  3. 24 Malta 45.69 compare
  4. 26 France 45.52 compare
  5. 27 Spain 45.51 compare
  6. 28 Italy 45.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 45.6 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 46.02 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 40.97 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 25-64
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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