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Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
74th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2007
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.57 % of rural population in working age1990: 0.574 % of rural population in working age1991: 0.56 % of rural population in working age1992: 0.574 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.58 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.58 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.579 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.561 % of rural population in working age1997: 0.58 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.591 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.578 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.567 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.578 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.579 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.57 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.557 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.59 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.588 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.604 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.59 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.572 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.555 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.563 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.557 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.551 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.548 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.558 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.569 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.551 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.546 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.537 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.463 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.521 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.5% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of rural population in working age Change
1989 0.6% —
1990 0.6% +0.7%
1991 0.6% -2.4%
1992 0.6% +2.4%
1993 0.6% +1.0%
1994 0.6% -0.0%
1995 0.6% -0.2%
1996 0.6% -3.1%
1997 0.6% +3.5%
1998 0.6% +1.9%
1999 0.6% -2.2%
2000 0.6% -2.0%
2001 0.6% +1.9%
2002 0.6% +0.2%
2003 0.6% -1.5%
2004 0.6% -2.3%
2005 0.6% +5.9%
2006 0.6% -0.4%
2007 0.6% +2.7%
2008 0.6% -2.3%
2009 0.6% -3.0%
2010 0.6% -3.0%
2011 0.6% +1.5%
2012 0.6% -1.2%
2013 0.6% -1.1%
2014 0.5% -0.5%
2015 0.6% +1.9%
2016 0.6% +2.0%
2017 0.6% -3.2%
2018 0.5% -0.9%
2019 0.5% -1.7%
2020 0.5% -13.7%
2021 0.5% +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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