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

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

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.72 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.716 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.712 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.731 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.732 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.734 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.73 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.725 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.715 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.724 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.723 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.703 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.696 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.701 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.728 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.744 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.741 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.738 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.774 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.769 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.776 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.775 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.766 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.776 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.784 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.785 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.78 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Costa Rica 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.7%
1990 0.7% -0.5%
1991 0.7% -0.6%
1992 0.7% +2.7%
1993 0.7% +0.1%
1994 0.7% +0.2%
1995 0.7% -0.5%
1996 0.7% -0.7%
1997 0.7% -1.4%
1998 0.7% +1.3%
1999 0.7% -0.1%
2000 0.7% -0.6%
2001 0.7% -2.2%
2002 0.7% -1.0%
2003 0.7% +1.5%
2004 0.7% -0.9%
2005 0.7% +4.0%
2006 0.7% -1.3%
2007 0.7% +3.5%
2008 0.7% -0.4%
2009 0.7% -0.4%
2010 0.8% +4.7%
2011 0.8% -0.0%
2012 0.8% +0.2%
2013 0.8% -0.6%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.8% -1.2%
2017 0.8% +1.3%
2018 0.8% +1.0%
2019 0.8% +0.2%
2020 0.8% -0.6%
2021 0.8% -1.1%

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 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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