Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
24
1989–2016

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.61989200220161989: 0.573 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.477 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.5 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.481 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.492 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.468 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.463 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.466 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.466 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.458 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.434 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.44 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.459 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.447 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.456 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.502 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.506 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.487 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.594 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.539 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

Costa Rica ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.5% -16.8%
1992 0.5% +1.1%
1993 0.5% +3.6%
1994 0.5% -3.8%
1995 0.5% +2.4%
1996 0.5% -5.0%
1997 0.5% -1.0%
1998 0.5% +0.7%
1999 0.5% +0.0%
2000 0.5% -1.7%
2001 0.4% -6.3%
2002 0.4% +1.1%
2003 0.4% +1.3%
2004 0.5% +4.3%
2005 0.4% -2.5%
2006 0.5% +2.1%
2007 0.5% +4.0%
2008 0.5% +5.8%
2009 0.5% +0.8%
2010 0.5% -6.1%
2012 0.5% +2.6%
2015 0.6% +21.8%
2016 0.5% -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 5 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  3. 6 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  4. 8 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  5. 9 South Africa 0.4% compare
  6. 10 Ecuador 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 346 data points, 1981–2021
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