Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1990
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251989200520211989: 0.018 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.026 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.022 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.017 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.016 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.017 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.019 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.016 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.015 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.017 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.015 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.014 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.015 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.017 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.016 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.014 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.014 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.012 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.012 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.012 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.01 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.01 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.01 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.012 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.007 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.007 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.009 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.019 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.007 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.006 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.006 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.006 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.005 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0% for unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd 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 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0% +47.8%
1991 0.0% -16.9%
1992 0.0% -20.5%
1993 0.0% -9.5%
1994 0.0% +5.6%
1995 0.0% +12.6%
1996 0.0% -15.7%
1997 0.0% -2.7%
1998 0.0% +10.4%
1999 0.0% -14.0%
2000 0.0% -6.8%
2001 0.0% +10.5%
2002 0.0% +13.4%
2003 0.0% -7.4%
2004 0.0% -8.4%
2005 0.0% -5.1%
2006 0.0% -9.8%
2007 0.0% -4.4%
2008 0.0% -1.8%
2009 0.0% -9.3%
2010 0.0% -6.0%
2011 0.0% +2.6%
2012 0.0% +16.9%
2013 0.0% -38.6%
2014 0.0% -8.3%
2015 0.0% +28.6%
2016 0.0% +121.5%
2017 0.0% -64.2%
2018 0.0% -7.4%
2019 0.0% +3.1%
2020 0.0% -8.7%
2021 0.0% -15.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for unpaid workers, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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