Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 35 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
35
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
19th
of 25 countries
All-time high
45
in 2004
All-time low
33
in 2008
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

010203040502000200620122000: 342001: 402002: 402003: 422004: 452005: 392006: 392007: 412008: 332009: 342010: 372012: 35

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica stood at 35.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica peaked at 45 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 19th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 34
2001 40 +17.6%
2002 40 +0.0%
2003 42 +5.0%
2004 45 +7.1%
2005 39 -13.3%
2006 39 +0.0%
2007 41 +5.1%
2008 33 -19.5%
2009 34 +3.0%
2010 37 +8.8%
2012 35 -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.7 33 45 10
2010s 36 35 37 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica was 35 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2004.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2012.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 278 data points, 2000–2020
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