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Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
46th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.793 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.784 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.755 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.79 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.77 % of female employed population in working age1994: 0.771 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.766 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.782 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.75 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.765 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.756 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.77 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.72 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.715 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.718 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.712 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.738 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.745 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.768 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.76 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.754 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.802 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.798 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.806 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.787 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.801 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.795 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.784 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.801 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.806 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.827 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.805 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.804 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8% for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 46th of 106 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.

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

Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.8% —
1990 0.8% -1.2%
1991 0.8% -3.6%
1992 0.8% +4.6%
1993 0.8% -2.6%
1994 0.8% +0.1%
1995 0.8% -0.6%
1996 0.8% +2.1%
1997 0.7% -4.1%
1998 0.8% +2.0%
1999 0.8% -1.2%
2000 0.8% +1.9%
2001 0.7% -6.5%
2002 0.7% -0.7%
2003 0.7% +0.5%
2004 0.7% -0.9%
2005 0.7% +3.6%
2006 0.7% +1.0%
2007 0.8% +3.0%
2008 0.8% -1.0%
2009 0.8% -0.7%
2010 0.8% +6.3%
2011 0.8% -0.5%
2012 0.8% +1.0%
2013 0.8% -2.3%
2014 0.8% +1.7%
2015 0.8% -0.7%
2016 0.8% -1.4%
2017 0.8% +2.1%
2018 0.8% +0.6%
2019 0.8% +2.6%
2020 0.8% -2.7%
2021 0.8% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Namibia 0.8% compare
  2. 45 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  3. 47 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  4. 48 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  5. 49 Chile 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
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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