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

Costa Rica: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
24
1989–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81989200220161989: 0.636 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.54 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.549 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.551 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.538 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.542 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.53 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.514 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.518 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.515 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.518 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.514 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.524 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.518 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.523 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.546 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.558 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.563 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.569 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.574 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.708 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.686 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

That places Costa Rica 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.5% -15.0%
1992 0.5% +1.7%
1993 0.6% +0.3%
1994 0.5% -2.4%
1995 0.5% +0.9%
1996 0.5% -2.2%
1997 0.5% -3.2%
1998 0.5% +0.8%
1999 0.5% -1.0%
2000 0.5% +0.5%
2001 0.5% +0.6%
2002 0.5% -0.7%
2003 0.5% -0.2%
2004 0.5% +2.1%
2005 0.5% -1.2%
2006 0.5% +1.0%
2007 0.5% +4.3%
2008 0.6% +2.3%
2009 0.6% +1.0%
2010 0.6% +1.0%
2012 0.6% +0.8%
2015 0.7% +23.3%
2016 0.7% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 South Korea 0.8% compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  3. 5 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  4. 7 Turkey 0.7% compare
  5. 8 Argentina 0.7% compare
  6. 9 Venezuela 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Costa Rica rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 415 data points, 1980–2021
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