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

Costa Rica: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 39.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.93
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
54th
of 111 countries
All-time high
40.22
in 2020
All-time low
33.08
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0102030401989200520211989: 33.11990: 33.11991: 33.61992: 33.61993: 33.71994: 33.91995: 34.11996: 34.41997: 34.61998: 34.81999: 34.72000: 34.82001: 35.22002: 35.42003: 35.52004: 35.82005: 362006: 36.22007: 362008: 36.52009: 372010: 37.12011: 37.52012: 37.72013: 38.42014: 38.52015: 38.32016: 38.62017: 38.92018: 39.22019: 39.52020: 40.22021: 39.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica is 39.93, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 40.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.08, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 111 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 workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 33.08 —
1990 33.09 +0.0%
1991 33.55 +1.4%
1992 33.56 +0.0%
1993 33.68 +0.4%
1994 33.93 +0.7%
1995 34.07 +0.4%
1996 34.41 +1.0%
1997 34.6 +0.6%
1998 34.76 +0.5%
1999 34.71 -0.1%
2000 34.8 +0.3%
2001 35.23 +1.2%
2002 35.39 +0.5%
2003 35.49 +0.3%
2004 35.82 +0.9%
2005 36.03 +0.6%
2006 36.22 +0.5%
2007 36.05 -0.5%
2008 36.48 +1.2%
2009 36.97 +1.3%
2010 37.11 +0.4%
2011 37.45 +0.9%
2012 37.75 +0.8%
2013 38.37 +1.7%
2014 38.5 +0.3%
2015 38.35 -0.4%
2016 38.56 +0.5%
2017 38.93 +1.0%
2018 39.23 +0.8%
2019 39.47 +0.6%
2020 40.22 +1.9%
2021 39.93 -0.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 39.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.97, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 39.93 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.18, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.08 33.08 33.08 1
1990s 34.04 33.09 34.76 10
2000s 35.85 34.8 36.97 10
2010s 38.37 37.11 39.47 10
2020s 40.08 39.93 40.22 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Tunisia 40.24 compare
  2. 53 Mauritius 40.17 compare
  3. 55 Argentina 39.93 compare
  4. 56 South Africa 39.8 compare
  5. 57 Malta 39.78 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 39.93 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 40.22 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 33.08 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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