Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
63rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1989
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.020.040.060.080.11989200520211989: 0.093 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.088 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.083 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.071 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.068 % of employed population aged 15-241994: 0.06 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.067 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.064 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.058 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.063 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.059 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.049 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.056 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.061 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.051 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.051 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.044 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.045 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.03 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.026 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.034 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.044 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.031 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.038 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.033 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.026 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.027 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.075 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.034 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.023 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.025 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.027 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.026 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica is 0.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -6.1%
1991 0.1% -5.9%
1992 0.1% -13.7%
1993 0.1% -4.5%
1994 0.1% -11.9%
1995 0.1% +12.6%
1996 0.1% -4.8%
1997 0.1% -9.3%
1998 0.1% +7.7%
1999 0.1% -6.0%
2000 0.0% -16.3%
2001 0.1% +12.6%
2002 0.1% +10.1%
2003 0.1% -17.2%
2004 0.1% +0.6%
2005 0.0% -13.9%
2006 0.0% +3.2%
2007 0.0% -32.8%
2008 0.0% -15.6%
2009 0.0% +32.0%
2010 0.0% +29.7%
2011 0.0% -29.1%
2012 0.0% +20.2%
2013 0.0% -13.0%
2014 0.0% -21.8%
2015 0.0% +7.7%
2016 0.1% +173.4%
2017 0.0% -55.0%
2018 0.0% -31.9%
2019 0.0% +9.1%
2020 0.0% +8.1%
2021 0.0% -4.6%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 60 Rwanda 0.0% compare
  2. 61 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  3. 62 Namibia 0.0% compare
  4. 64 Italy 0.0% compare
  5. 65 South Africa 0.0% compare
  6. 66 Jamaica 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-24?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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