Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.2457 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2457
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
35th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5035
in 2000
All-time low
0.2418
in 2015
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.5032001: 0.3852002: 0.3862003: 0.3892004: 0.3862005: 0.3932006: 0.3822007: 0.3852008: 0.3842009: 0.3862010: 0.3482012: 0.3422015: 0.2422016: 0.2422017: 0.2482018: 0.2512019: 0.2572020: 0.2522021: 0.246

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2457 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5035 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2418, in 2015.

That places Costa Rica 35th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5035
2001 0.3846 -23.6%
2002 0.3862 +0.4%
2003 0.3893 +0.8%
2004 0.3862 -0.8%
2005 0.3932 +1.8%
2006 0.3817 -2.9%
2007 0.3849 +0.8%
2008 0.3839 -0.3%
2009 0.3865 +0.7%
2010 0.348 -9.9%
2012 0.3415 -1.9%
2015 0.2418 -29.2%
2016 0.242 +0.1%
2017 0.2483 +2.6%
2018 0.2505 +0.9%
2019 0.2569 +2.6%
2020 0.2525 -1.7%
2021 0.2457 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.398 0.3817 0.5035 10
2010s 0.2756 0.2418 0.348 7
2020s 0.2491 0.2457 0.2525 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 32 Bulgaria 0.2519 compare
  2. 33 Ireland 0.2488 compare
  3. 34 Armenia 0.2472 compare
  4. 36 Italy 0.2418 compare
  5. 37 Spain 0.2301 compare
  6. 38 Portugal 0.2282 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Costa Rica was 0.2457 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5035 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2418 in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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