Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2016, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 34 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4% | — |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 22 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
- 24 Türkiye 0.6% compare
- 26 Brazil 0.6% compare
- 27 Tunisia 0.6% compare
- 28 South Africa 0.4% compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
- Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural 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, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
- Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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