Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.598 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.614 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.615 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.644 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.657 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.669 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.666 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.656 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.673 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.676 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.673 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.677 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.706 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.694 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.707 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.693 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.717 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.723 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.761 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.771 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.75 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.737 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.772 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.748 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.779 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.801 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.777 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.731 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.781 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.808 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.803 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.753 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.772 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +2.6%
1991 0.6% +0.1%
1992 0.6% +4.8%
1993 0.7% +1.9%
1994 0.7% +1.9%
1995 0.7% -0.4%
1996 0.7% -1.5%
1997 0.7% +2.5%
1998 0.7% +0.5%
1999 0.7% -0.4%
2000 0.7% +0.5%
2001 0.7% +4.3%
2002 0.7% -1.7%
2003 0.7% +1.8%
2004 0.7% -1.9%
2005 0.7% +3.4%
2006 0.7% +0.9%
2007 0.8% +5.2%
2008 0.8% +1.3%
2009 0.8% -2.7%
2010 0.7% -1.7%
2011 0.8% +4.7%
2012 0.7% -3.2%
2013 0.8% +4.3%
2014 0.8% +2.7%
2015 0.8% -3.0%
2016 0.7% -6.0%
2017 0.8% +6.9%
2018 0.8% +3.5%
2019 0.8% -0.7%
2020 0.8% -6.1%
2021 0.8% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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