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Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
58th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.675 % of female workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.673 % of female workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.662 % of female workers in the industrial sector1992: 0.72 % of female workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.676 % of female workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.715 % of female workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.735 % of female workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.716 % of female workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.697 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.668 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.652 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.72 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.663 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.666 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.655 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.67 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.662 % of female workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.684 % of female workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.71 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.706 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.651 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.704 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.705 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.66 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.686 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.697 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.676 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.694 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.642 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.626 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.673 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.643 % of female workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.732 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.

Costa Rica ranks 58th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% -0.4%
1991 0.7% -1.5%
1992 0.7% +8.8%
1993 0.7% -6.2%
1994 0.7% +5.9%
1995 0.7% +2.7%
1996 0.7% -2.6%
1997 0.7% -2.6%
1998 0.7% -4.2%
1999 0.7% -2.4%
2000 0.7% +10.4%
2001 0.7% -8.0%
2002 0.7% +0.5%
2003 0.7% -1.7%
2004 0.7% +2.3%
2005 0.7% -1.2%
2006 0.7% +3.3%
2007 0.7% +3.9%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% -7.9%
2010 0.7% +8.2%
2011 0.7% +0.1%
2012 0.7% -6.3%
2013 0.7% +3.9%
2014 0.7% +1.7%
2015 0.7% -3.1%
2016 0.7% +2.7%
2017 0.6% -7.6%
2018 0.6% -2.4%
2019 0.7% +7.4%
2020 0.6% -4.5%
2021 0.7% +13.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 55 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  2. 55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  3. 57 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  4. 59 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 60 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  6. 61 Chile 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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