Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of employed employees, by industry: Health was 587 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
587
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
587
in 2015
All-time low
379
in 2003
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

02004006002000200720152000: 4742001: 4142002: 4162003: 3792004: 4102005: 4862006: 4902007: 5042008: 5112009: 5532010: 4352012: 4892015: 587

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 587 for number of employed employees, by industry: health in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 587 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 379, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 474
2001 414 -12.7%
2002 416 +0.5%
2003 379 -8.9%
2004 410 +8.2%
2005 486 +18.5%
2006 490 +0.8%
2007 504 +2.9%
2008 511 +1.4%
2009 553 +8.2%
2010 435 -21.3%
2012 489 +12.4%
2015 587 +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 463.7 379 553 10
2010s 503.67 435 587 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Number of employed employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica was 587 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 587 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 379 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of employed employees, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of employed employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Number of employed employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 327 data points, 2000–2021
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