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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
38th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.724 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.728 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.713 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.747 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.716 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.732 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.723 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.733 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.709 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.726 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.704 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.718 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.701 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.698 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.698 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.695 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.718 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.712 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.733 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.73 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.731 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.758 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.754 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.767 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.758 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.747 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.751 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.764 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.752 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.743 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 38th of 94 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% +0.6%
1991 0.7% -2.1%
1992 0.7% +4.7%
1993 0.7% -4.1%
1994 0.7% +2.2%
1995 0.7% -1.2%
1996 0.7% +1.4%
1997 0.7% -3.3%
1998 0.7% +2.5%
1999 0.7% -3.0%
2000 0.7% +1.9%
2001 0.7% -2.4%
2002 0.7% -0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.1%
2004 0.7% -0.5%
2005 0.7% +3.4%
2006 0.7% -0.9%
2007 0.7% +3.0%
2008 0.7% -0.4%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.8% +3.7%
2011 0.8% -0.5%
2012 0.8% +1.7%
2013 0.8% -1.2%
2014 0.8% +0.1%
2015 0.8% -0.5%
2016 0.7% -1.0%
2017 0.8% +0.5%
2018 0.8% +1.1%
2019 0.8% +0.7%
2020 0.8% -1.6%
2021 0.7% -1.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Egypt 0.8% compare
  2. 36 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  3. 37 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  4. 39 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  5. 40 Chile 0.7% compare
  6. 41 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  7. 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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