Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary was 45.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
45.5
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
45.5
in 2021
All-time low
36.47
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

010203040501989200520211989: 36.51990: 36.61991: 36.71992: 36.71993: 36.71994: 37.11995: 371996: 37.41997: 37.31998: 37.31999: 36.72000: 36.52001: 37.42002: 37.32003: 37.92004: 38.22005: 38.52006: 38.92007: 39.12008: 39.42009: 39.92010: 40.72011: 40.62012: 41.52013: 42.72014: 43.32015: 42.52016: 43.22017: 43.52018: 44.42019: 45.22020: 452021: 45.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 45.5 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica peaked at 45.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.47, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 36.47
1990 36.56 +0.2%
1991 36.66 +0.3%
1992 36.75 +0.2%
1993 36.74 -0.0%
1994 37.06 +0.9%
1995 37.04 -0.0%
1996 37.39 +0.9%
1997 37.26 -0.3%
1998 37.31 +0.1%
1999 36.72 -1.6%
2000 36.54 -0.5%
2001 37.36 +2.2%
2002 37.33 -0.1%
2003 37.9 +1.5%
2004 38.2 +0.8%
2005 38.47 +0.7%
2006 38.88 +1.1%
2007 39.11 +0.6%
2008 39.41 +0.8%
2009 39.88 +1.2%
2010 40.66 +1.9%
2011 40.63 -0.1%
2012 41.52 +2.2%
2013 42.65 +2.7%
2014 43.28 +1.5%
2015 42.48 -1.8%
2016 43.17 +1.6%
2017 43.49 +0.7%
2018 44.43 +2.2%
2019 45.17 +1.7%
2020 45.03 -0.3%
2021 45.5 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.47 36.47 36.47 1
1990s 36.95 36.56 37.39 10
2000s 38.31 36.54 39.88 10
2010s 42.75 40.63 45.17 10
2020s 45.26 45.03 45.5 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 30 Poland 45.62 compare
  2. 31 Argentina 45.58 compare
  3. 32 Romania 45.53 compare
  4. 34 Turkey 45.21 compare
  5. 35 Netherlands 44.83 compare
  6. 36 Belgium 44.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary in Costa Rica was 45.5 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 36.47 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,208 data points, 1970–2021
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