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

Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.212 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.212
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
41st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3437
in 2000
All-time low
0.1772
in 2016
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.3442001: 0.2352002: 0.2432003: 0.2392004: 0.252005: 0.2532006: 0.2672007: 0.2672008: 0.2742009: 0.2782010: 0.2392012: 0.2532015: 0.1932016: 0.1772017: 0.1912018: 0.2122019: 0.1832020: 0.22021: 0.212

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Costa Rica is 0.212, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3437 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1772, in 2016.

That places Costa Rica 41st 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 public paid employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3437
2001 0.2347 -31.7%
2002 0.2426 +3.4%
2003 0.2386 -1.7%
2004 0.2495 +4.6%
2005 0.2528 +1.3%
2006 0.2673 +5.8%
2007 0.2665 -0.3%
2008 0.2735 +2.6%
2009 0.2778 +1.6%
2010 0.2386 -14.1%
2012 0.2533 +6.2%
2015 0.1935 -23.6%
2016 0.1772 -8.4%
2017 0.1907 +7.6%
2018 0.2124 +11.4%
2019 0.1828 -13.9%
2020 0.1996 +9.2%
2021 0.212 +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2647 0.2347 0.3437 10
2010s 0.2069 0.1772 0.2533 7
2020s 0.2058 0.1996 0.212 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 38 Bulgaria 0.2211 compare
  2. 39 Paraguay 0.2202 compare
  3. 40 Turkey 0.2193 compare
  4. 42 Spain 0.2026 compare
  5. 43 Belgium 0.1946 compare
  6. 44 United States 0.1937 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Costa Rica?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Costa Rica was 0.212 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3437 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1772 in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rural residents, as a share of public 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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