Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 76 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of rural employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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