Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.55 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.547 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.536 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.565 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.562 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.571 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.565 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.568 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.56 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.573 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.573 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.562 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.581 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.58 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.584 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.59 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.609 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.608 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.626 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.626 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.638 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.648 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.674 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.663 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.68 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.685 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.683 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.68 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.683 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.691 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.7 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.685 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.682 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 41st of 106 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 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% -0.5%
1991 0.5% -1.9%
1992 0.6% +5.3%
1993 0.6% -0.5%
1994 0.6% +1.6%
1995 0.6% -0.9%
1996 0.6% +0.5%
1997 0.6% -1.3%
1998 0.6% +2.2%
1999 0.6% -0.0%
2000 0.6% -1.8%
2001 0.6% +3.4%
2002 0.6% -0.2%
2003 0.6% +0.8%
2004 0.6% +0.9%
2005 0.6% +3.2%
2006 0.6% -0.1%
2007 0.6% +3.0%
2008 0.6% +0.0%
2009 0.6% +1.8%
2010 0.6% +1.6%
2011 0.7% +4.0%
2012 0.7% -1.7%
2013 0.7% +2.6%
2014 0.7% +0.8%
2015 0.7% -0.4%
2016 0.7% -0.3%
2017 0.7% +0.4%
2018 0.7% +1.1%
2019 0.7% +1.3%
2020 0.7% -2.1%
2021 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 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 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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