Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.462 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.462
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
93rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.6871
in 1991
All-time low
0.4324
in 2014
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.681990: 0.671991: 0.6871992: 0.6721993: 0.6581994: 0.6531995: 0.6511996: 0.6481997: 0.6381998: 0.6211999: 0.6282000: 0.6012001: 0.5772002: 0.5632003: 0.5412004: 0.5352005: 0.5162006: 0.5042007: 0.4972008: 0.4842009: 0.4592010: 0.4642011: 0.4452012: 0.4452013: 0.4452014: 0.4322015: 0.4512016: 0.4572017: 0.4622018: 0.4672019: 0.4622020: 0.4652021: 0.462

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica stood at 0.462.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6871 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4324, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6801 0.6801 0.6801 1
1990s 0.6525 0.6207 0.6871 10
2000s 0.5278 0.4595 0.6013 10
2010s 0.453 0.4324 0.4674 10
2020s 0.4634 0.462 0.4649 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 90 Belarus 0.4756 compare
  2. 91 Hungary 0.4745 compare
  3. 92 India 0.4639 compare
  4. 94 Albania 0.4523 compare
  5. 95 North Macedonia 0.4468 compare
  6. 96 Brazil 0.446 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Costa Rica was 0.462 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6871 in 1991.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4324 in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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