Number of paid employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of paid employees was 38,224 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38,224
Change on year
up 75.3%
World rank
16th
of 80 countries
All-time high
38,224
in 2021
All-time low
10,370
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Number of paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 10.4k2001: 10.7k2002: 11.3k2003: 11.5k2004: 11.2k2005: 12.3k2006: 12.6k2007: 13.8k2008: 13.6k2009: 13.9k2010: 12.0k2012: 11.9k2015: 12.0k2016: 12.0k2017: 29.7k2018: 29.4k2019: 28.1k2020: 21.8k2021: 38.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees in Costa Rica is 38,224, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 75.3% on the previous year and up 217.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 38,224 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,370, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Number of paid employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 10,370
2001 10,727 +3.4%
2002 11,257 +4.9%
2003 11,495 +2.1%
2004 11,237 -2.2%
2005 12,338 +9.8%
2006 12,583 +2.0%
2007 13,820 +9.8%
2008 13,634 -1.3%
2009 13,935 +2.2%
2010 12,025 -13.7%
2012 11,861 -1.4%
2015 11,994 +1.1%
2016 11,956 -0.3%
2017 29,657 +148.1%
2018 29,368 -1.0%
2019 28,088 -4.4%
2020 21,808 -22.4%
2021 38,224 +75.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,140 10,370 13,935 10
2010s 19,278 11,861 29,657 7
2020s 30,016 21,808 38,224 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 South Africa 40,897 compare
  2. 14 Jordan 40,108 compare
  3. 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 38,455 compare
  4. 17 Morocco 35,662 compare
  5. 18 Uruguay 29,212 compare
  6. 19 Argentina 24,024 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Costa Rica?
Number of paid employees in Costa Rica was 38,224 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 38,224 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10,370 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 217.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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