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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
26th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.10.20.30.41989200220161989: 0.258 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.255 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.306 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.252 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.263 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.273 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.273 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.25 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.295 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.32 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.301 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.283 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.304 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.317 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.306 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.292 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.312 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.289 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.29 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.276 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.294 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.32 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.324 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.346 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.366 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica is 0.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

That places Costa Rica 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.3% —
1990 0.3% -1.3%
1991 0.3% +20.0%
1992 0.3% -17.5%
1993 0.3% +4.2%
1994 0.3% +3.9%
1995 0.3% -0.2%
1996 0.2% -8.4%
1997 0.3% +18.1%
1998 0.3% +8.5%
1999 0.3% -6.1%
2000 0.3% -5.8%
2001 0.3% +7.5%
2002 0.3% +4.1%
2003 0.3% -3.4%
2004 0.3% -4.7%
2005 0.3% +6.9%
2006 0.3% -7.4%
2007 0.3% +0.4%
2008 0.3% -4.8%
2009 0.3% +6.6%
2010 0.3% +8.7%
2012 0.3% +1.1%
2015 0.3% +6.9%
2016 0.4% +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 24 Korea 0.4% compare
  3. 25 Italy 0.4% compare
  4. 27 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  5. 28 Austria 0.4% compare
  6. 29 Nepal 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
How does Costa Rica rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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