Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 34.8%
World rank
32nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.050.0750.10.1250.151989200520211989: 0.038 % of rural labor force in working age1990: 0.039 % of rural labor force in working age1991: 0.05 % of rural labor force in working age1992: 0.038 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.041 % of rural labor force in working age1994: 0.039 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.046 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.059 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.055 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.057 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.057 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.051 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.067 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.059 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.068 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.062 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.063 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.058 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.043 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.082 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.077 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.077 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.078 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.094 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.09 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.095 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.078 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.076 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.085 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.087 % of rural labor force in working age2020: 0.158 % of rural labor force in working age2021: 0.103 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 34.8% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0% +1.6%
1991 0.1% +30.0%
1992 0.0% -24.7%
1993 0.0% +7.8%
1994 0.0% -3.5%
1995 0.0% +17.8%
1996 0.1% +26.7%
1997 0.1% -6.1%
1998 0.1% +3.4%
1999 0.1% +0.6%
2000 0.1% -11.0%
2001 0.1% +30.9%
2002 0.1% -11.6%
2003 0.1% +14.3%
2004 0.1% -9.0%
2005 0.1% +3.2%
2006 0.1% -8.1%
2007 0.0% -26.1%
2008 0.1% +19.7%
2009 0.1% +59.8%
2010 0.1% -6.2%
2011 0.1% -0.5%
2012 0.1% +1.3%
2013 0.1% +20.5%
2014 0.1% -3.7%
2015 0.1% +4.6%
2016 0.1% -17.9%
2017 0.1% -2.5%
2018 0.1% +13.0%
2019 0.1% +2.3%
2020 0.2% +81.3%
2021 0.1% -34.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 29 Brazil 0.1% compare
  2. 30 Germany 0.1% compare
  3. 31 Hungary 0.1% compare
  4. 33 France 0.1% compare
  5. 34 Estonia 0.1% compare
  6. 35 Colombia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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