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

Costa Rica: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 38.78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.78
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 93 countries
All-time high
39.1
in 2020
All-time low
32.53
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0102030401989200520211989: 32.61990: 32.51991: 33.31992: 33.21993: 33.11994: 33.21995: 33.11996: 33.51997: 33.61998: 33.91999: 33.92000: 33.72001: 33.92002: 34.42003: 34.42004: 34.62005: 34.82006: 352007: 34.72008: 35.12009: 35.92010: 35.92011: 36.22012: 36.52013: 37.12014: 372015: 36.92016: 37.42017: 37.62018: 37.92019: 38.12020: 39.12021: 38.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 38.78 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 39.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.53, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 48th of 93 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.64 32.64 32.64 1
1990s 33.33 32.53 33.91 10
2000s 34.64 33.68 35.86 10
2010s 37.07 35.95 38.12 10
2020s 38.94 38.78 39.1 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 45 Sri Lanka 39.28 compare
  2. 46 Argentina 39.26 compare
  3. 47 Malta 39.14 compare
  4. 49 Belgium 38.5 compare
  5. 50 Morocco 38.43 compare
  6. 51 Thailand 38.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 38.78 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 39.1 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 32.53 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,294 data points, 1970–2021
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