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Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
32nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1993
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.974 % of rural employed female population in working age1990: 0.969 % of rural employed female population in working age1991: 0.971 % of rural employed female population in working age1992: 0.98 % of rural employed female population in working age1993: 0.983 % of rural employed female population in working age1994: 0.981 % of rural employed female population in working age1995: 0.974 % of rural employed female population in working age1996: 0.973 % of rural employed female population in working age1997: 0.975 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.981 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.982 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.958 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.881 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.884 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.88 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.878 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.884 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.87 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.893 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.909 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.861 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.873 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.885 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.895 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.887 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.872 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.89 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.886 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.889 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.876 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.888 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.9% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 1.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 32nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1989 1.0% —
1990 1.0% -0.5%
1991 1.0% +0.2%
1992 1.0% +1.0%
1993 1.0% +0.3%
1994 1.0% -0.2%
1995 1.0% -0.8%
1996 1.0% -0.1%
1997 1.0% +0.2%
1998 1.0% +0.6%
1999 1.0% +0.1%
2000 1.0% -2.5%
2001 0.9% -6.8%
2002 0.9% -1.3%
2003 0.9% +0.3%
2004 0.9% -0.4%
2005 0.9% -0.2%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% -1.5%
2008 0.9% +2.6%
2009 0.9% +1.8%
2010 0.9% -5.3%
2011 0.9% +1.4%
2012 0.9% +1.3%
2013 0.9% +0.8%
2014 0.9% +0.4%
2015 0.9% -0.8%
2016 0.9% -1.7%
2017 0.9% +2.1%
2018 0.9% -0.5%
2019 0.9% +0.3%
2020 0.9% -1.4%
2021 0.9% +1.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 29 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  2. 30 Latvia 0.9% compare
  3. 31 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  4. 33 Austria 0.9% compare
  5. 34 South Africa 0.9% compare
  6. 35 Korea 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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