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

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

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 2003
Years of data
24
1989–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81989200220161989: 0.71 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.616 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.63 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.611 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.602 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.599 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.603 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.573 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.578 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.56 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.571 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.571 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.563 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.557 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.563 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.562 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.563 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.588 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.592 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.598 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.619 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.619 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.742 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.731 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.7% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 6th of 28 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.7%
1990 0.6% -13.3%
1992 0.6% +2.4%
1993 0.6% -3.1%
1994 0.6% -1.4%
1995 0.6% -0.5%
1996 0.6% +0.7%
1997 0.6% -5.0%
1998 0.6% +0.9%
1999 0.6% -3.2%
2000 0.6% +2.0%
2001 0.6% +0.0%
2002 0.6% -1.4%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% +1.0%
2005 0.6% -0.3%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.6% +4.4%
2008 0.6% +0.6%
2009 0.6% +1.1%
2010 0.6% +3.4%
2012 0.6% +0.1%
2015 0.7% +19.9%
2016 0.7% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  3. 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
  4. 7 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  5. 8 Argentina 0.7% compare
  6. 9 Ecuador 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 358 data points, 1981–2021
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