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

Costa Rica: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
22nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1996
Years of data
25
1989–2016

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

00.050.10.150.21989200220161989: 0.155 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.15 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.174 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.142 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.149 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.15 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.154 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.138 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.159 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.175 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.164 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.156 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.169 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.176 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.184 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.159 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.179 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.168 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.161 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.154 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.166 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.202 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.209 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.224 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.

That places Costa Rica 22nd out of 78 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.2% —
1990 0.1% -3.4%
1991 0.2% +16.0%
1992 0.1% -18.3%
1993 0.1% +5.0%
1994 0.1% +0.6%
1995 0.2% +2.5%
1996 0.1% -10.1%
1997 0.2% +14.7%
1998 0.2% +10.4%
1999 0.2% -6.1%
2000 0.2% -5.1%
2001 0.2% +8.6%
2002 0.2% +3.8%
2003 0.2% +4.5%
2004 0.2% -13.7%
2005 0.2% +12.9%
2006 0.2% -6.1%
2007 0.2% -4.6%
2008 0.2% -3.8%
2009 0.2% +7.2%
2010 0.2% +12.8%
2012 0.2% +8.3%
2015 0.2% +3.6%
2016 0.2% +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  2. 20 Paraguay 0.2% compare
  3. 21 Mexico 0.2% compare
  4. 23 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
  5. 24 Italy 0.2% compare
  6. 25 United States of America 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
How does Costa Rica rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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