Employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Employers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
42nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.020.040.060.081989200520211989: 0.04 % of rural employed population in working age1990: 0.051 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.048 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.051 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.047 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.067 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.057 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.066 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.069 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.073 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.082 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.056 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.074 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.075 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.084 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.076 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.075 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.078 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.071 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.075 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.065 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.031 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.032 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.03 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.032 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.038 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.04 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.038 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.032 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.036 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.034 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.035 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.027 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Employers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.1% +28.2%
1991 0.0% -5.0%
1992 0.1% +5.5%
1993 0.0% -8.0%
1994 0.1% +43.7%
1995 0.1% -15.7%
1996 0.1% +17.0%
1997 0.1% +4.1%
1998 0.1% +5.3%
1999 0.1% +12.3%
2000 0.1% -31.1%
2001 0.1% +31.4%
2002 0.1% +1.2%
2003 0.1% +11.4%
2004 0.1% -9.3%
2005 0.1% -0.7%
2006 0.1% +3.6%
2007 0.1% -8.5%
2008 0.1% +5.5%
2009 0.1% -14.1%
2010 0.0% -51.4%
2011 0.0% +1.9%
2012 0.0% -5.7%
2013 0.0% +7.1%
2014 0.0% +16.3%
2015 0.0% +6.3%
2016 0.0% -4.9%
2017 0.0% -15.3%
2018 0.0% +11.9%
2019 0.0% -5.1%
2020 0.0% +1.6%
2021 0.0% -22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Employers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for employers, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is employers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Employers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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