Median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of public paid employees was 43 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
35th
of 66 countries
All-time high
43
in 2021
All-time low
38
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 382001: 382002: 392003: 392004: 402005: 402006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402010: 402012: 412015: 412016: 412017: 422018: 422019: 422020: 422021: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica stood at 43. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 35th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 38
2001 38 +0.0%
2002 39 +2.6%
2003 39 +0.0%
2004 40 +2.6%
2005 40 +0.0%
2006 40 +0.0%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2010 40 +0.0%
2012 41 +2.5%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 41 +0.0%
2017 42 +2.4%
2018 42 +0.0%
2019 42 +0.0%
2020 42 +0.0%
2021 43 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.4 38 40 10
2010s 41.29 40 42 7
2020s 42.5 42 43 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Argentina 43 compare
  2. 35 El Salvador 43 compare
  3. 35 South Africa 43 compare
  4. 35 Uruguay 43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica?
Median age of public paid employees in Costa Rica was 43 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2021.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of public paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 819 data points, 2000–2022
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