Median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of private paid employees was 36 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 66 countries
All-time high
36
in 2018
All-time low
30
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2019

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

0102030402000200920192000: 302001: 312002: 312003: 312004: 322005: 312006: 312007: 312008: 312009: 322010: 332012: 332015: 342016: 352017: 352018: 362019: 36

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica is 36, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 36 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 39th 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.

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

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 30
2001 31 +3.3%
2002 31 +0.0%
2003 31 +0.0%
2004 32 +3.2%
2005 31 -3.1%
2006 31 +0.0%
2007 31 +0.0%
2008 31 +0.0%
2009 32 +3.2%
2010 33 +3.1%
2012 33 +0.0%
2015 34 +3.0%
2016 35 +2.9%
2017 35 +0.0%
2018 36 +2.9%
2019 36 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.1 30 32 10
2010s 34.57 33 36 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica?
Median age of private paid employees in Costa Rica was 36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 36 in 2018.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of private paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2019.
Is median age of private paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Median age of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 2000–2022
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