Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.564 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.566 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.558 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.586 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.587 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.589 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.587 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.598 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.59 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.61 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.606 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.612 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.612 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.631 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.632 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.656 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.656 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.659 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.665 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.691 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.677 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.695 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.702 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.696 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.688 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.697 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.713 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.692 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.692 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 41st out of 107 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 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.4%
1991 0.6% -1.5%
1992 0.6% +5.0%
1993 0.6% +0.2%
1994 0.6% +1.6%
1995 0.6% -0.8%
1996 0.6% -0.4%
1997 0.6% -0.3%
1998 0.6% +1.8%
1999 0.6% -0.2%
2000 0.6% -1.1%
2001 0.6% +3.4%
2002 0.6% -0.7%
2003 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.6% -0.1%
2005 0.6% +3.1%
2006 0.6% +0.2%
2007 0.7% +3.8%
2008 0.7% +0.0%
2009 0.7% +0.4%
2010 0.7% +0.8%
2011 0.7% +4.0%
2012 0.7% -2.1%
2013 0.7% +2.7%
2014 0.7% +1.0%
2015 0.7% -0.8%
2016 0.7% -1.2%
2017 0.7% +1.4%
2018 0.7% +1.3%
2019 0.7% +0.9%
2020 0.7% -2.9%
2021 0.7% -0.0%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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