Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
24th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
24
1989–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.61989200220161989: 0.378 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.452 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.444 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.456 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.476 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.461 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.461 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.491 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.491 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.508 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.496 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.495 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.5 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.497 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.486 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.508 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.494 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.477 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.457 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.451 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.45 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.435 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.468 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.487 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.5% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in 2016.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.5% +19.7%
1992 0.4% -1.9%
1993 0.5% +2.7%
1994 0.5% +4.4%
1995 0.5% -3.2%
1996 0.5% +0.1%
1997 0.5% +6.4%
1998 0.5% +0.1%
1999 0.5% +3.5%
2000 0.5% -2.5%
2001 0.5% -0.1%
2002 0.5% +0.9%
2003 0.5% -0.6%
2004 0.5% -2.3%
2005 0.5% +4.6%
2006 0.5% -2.7%
2007 0.5% -3.6%
2008 0.5% -4.1%
2009 0.5% -1.3%
2010 0.5% -0.2%
2012 0.4% -3.3%
2015 0.5% +7.6%
2016 0.5% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 22 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  3. 23 Egypt 0.5% compare
  4. 25 Argentina 0.5% compare
  5. 26 Albania 0.4% compare
  6. 27 Türkiye 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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