Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.1959 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.1959
Change on year
up 28.1%
World rank
7th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.2796
in 2008
All-time low
0.1046
in 2004
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

00.10.20.32000200620122000: 0.192001: 0.112002: 0.1362003: 0.1652004: 0.1052005: 0.1362006: 0.1562007: 0.2352008: 0.282009: 0.2412010: 0.1532012: 0.196

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1959 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2796 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1046, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1901
2001 0.1096 -42.3%
2002 0.1363 +24.3%
2003 0.1652 +21.2%
2004 0.1046 -36.7%
2005 0.1365 +30.5%
2006 0.1563 +14.6%
2007 0.2349 +50.3%
2008 0.2796 +19.0%
2009 0.2406 -13.9%
2010 0.153 -36.4%
2012 0.1959 +28.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1754 0.1046 0.2796 10
2010s 0.1744 0.153 0.1959 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Viet Nam 0.3507 compare
  2. 5 Pakistan 0.2575 compare
  3. 6 Republic of Moldova 0.2033 compare
  4. 8 United States of America 0.1943
  5. 9 Russian Federation 0.164 compare
  6. 10 Jordan 0.1498 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Costa Rica?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Costa Rica was 0.1959 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2796 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1046 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2012.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 247 data points, 2000–2020
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