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

Costa Rica: Number of paid employees, by industry: Health was 510 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
510
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
517
in 2009
All-time low
348
in 2003
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

02004006002000200720152000: 4362001: 3892002: 3852003: 3482004: 3832005: 4432006: 4472007: 4802008: 4732009: 5172010: 4122012: 4392015: 510

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica stood at 510.

The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 517 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 348, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 18th 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 paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 436
2001 389 -10.8%
2002 385 -1.0%
2003 348 -9.6%
2004 383 +10.1%
2005 443 +15.7%
2006 447 +0.9%
2007 480 +7.4%
2008 473 -1.5%
2009 517 +9.3%
2010 412 -20.3%
2012 439 +6.6%
2015 510 +16.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 430.1 348 517 10
2010s 453.67 412 510 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Number of paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica was 510 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 517 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 348 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of paid employees, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Number of paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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