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Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica

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

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
55th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0.020.040.060.081989200520211989: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.053 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.049 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.044 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.05 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.062 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.063 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.076 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.054 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.084 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.08 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.069 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.033 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.041 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.034 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.037 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.042 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.038 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.04 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.033 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.032 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.031 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0% for employers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 55th of 94 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.0% —
1990 0.1% +31.2%
1991 0.0% -6.3%
1992 0.0% -11.9%
1993 0.0% +14.2%
1994 0.1% +24.5%
1995 0.1% +2.4%
1996 0.1% +10.7%
1997 0.1% +6.8%
1998 0.1% +10.2%
1999 0.1% -8.1%
2000 0.1% -28.9%
2001 0.1% +46.7%
2002 0.1% -0.7%
2003 0.1% +7.0%
2004 0.1% -4.8%
2005 0.1% -12.8%
2006 0.1% +5.7%
2007 0.1% -6.2%
2008 0.1% +1.9%
2009 0.1% +5.1%
2010 0.0% -55.7%
2011 0.0% +23.9%
2012 0.0% -15.2%
2013 0.0% +6.8%
2014 0.0% +13.3%
2015 0.0% -4.1%
2016 0.0% -4.8%
2017 0.0% +4.3%
2018 0.0% -17.0%
2019 0.0% -3.1%
2020 0.0% -15.1%
2021 0.0% +15.3%

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
  2. 53 Guatemala 0.0% compare
  3. 54 Slovakia 0.0% compare
  4. 56 Uruguay 0.0% compare
  5. 57 Malta 0.0% compare
  6. 58 India 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Employers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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