Mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Mean age of private paid employees was 38 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 66 countries
All-time high
38
in 2019
All-time low
32.41
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2019

0102030402000200920192000: 32.42001: 32.72002: 33.12003: 33.12004: 33.42005: 33.52006: 33.62007: 33.52008: 342009: 34.62010: 35.42012: 35.72015: 36.42016: 372017: 36.82018: 37.72019: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 38 for mean age of private paid employees in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.41, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 32.41
2001 32.7 +0.9%
2002 33.06 +1.1%
2003 33.06 +0.0%
2004 33.41 +1.1%
2005 33.46 +0.2%
2006 33.64 +0.5%
2007 33.53 -0.3%
2008 34.03 +1.5%
2009 34.57 +1.6%
2010 35.36 +2.3%
2012 35.67 +0.9%
2015 36.45 +2.2%
2016 36.95 +1.4%
2017 36.78 -0.5%
2018 37.73 +2.6%
2019 38 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.39 32.41 34.57 10
2010s 36.71 35.36 38 7

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Argentina 38.98 compare
  2. 36 South Africa 38.64 compare
  3. 37 Panama 38.46 compare
  4. 39 Tunisia 37.97 compare
  5. 40 Australia 37.51 compare
  6. 41 Mongolia 36.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica?
Mean age of private paid employees in Costa Rica was 38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 38 in 2019.
What is the lowest mean age of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 32.41 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for mean age of private paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2019.
Is mean age of private paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Mean age of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 822 data points, 2000–2022
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