Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female was 917,620 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
917,620
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
71st
of 106 countries
All-time high
923,808
in 2016
All-time low
281,665
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1989200520211989: 281.7k1990: 295.7k1991: 307.7k1992: 314.0k1993: 330.1k1994: 346.6k1995: 364.1k1996: 356.2k1997: 397.2k1998: 435.2k1999: 446.6k2000: 437.6k2001: 570.7k2002: 583.5k2003: 611.3k2004: 602.2k2005: 677.3k2006: 703.2k2007: 742.3k2008: 762.6k2009: 793.8k2010: 772.3k2011: 843.3k2012: 830.2k2013: 876.1k2014: 863.0k2015: 890.9k2016: 923.8k2017: 884.4k2018: 899.7k2019: 905.1k2020: 832.8k2021: 917.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 917,620 for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 923,808 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 281,665, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 71st out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 281,665 281,665 281,665 1
1990s 359,342 295,726 446,639 10
2000s 648,447 437,600 793,795 10
2010s 868,885 772,325 923,808 10
2020s 875,234 832,849 917,620 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 68 Georgia 1.06 million compare
  2. 69 Nicaragua 1.06 million compare
  3. 70 Kyrgyz Republic 1.02 million compare
  4. 72 Ireland 903,844 compare
  5. 73 Croatia 899,523 compare
  6. 74 Niger 850,002 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 917,620 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 923,808 in 2016.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 281,665 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,548 data points, 1970–2021
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