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

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

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
47th
of 94 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, urban in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.756 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.751 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.782 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.766 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.763 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.74 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.741 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.757 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.726 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.723 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.724 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.717 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.748 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.737 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.76 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.756 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.794 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.786 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.795 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.782 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.788 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.791 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.783 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.788 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.794 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.799 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.796 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.78 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

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

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 94 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.8% —
1990 0.8% +0.4%
1991 0.8% -1.0%
1992 0.8% +4.0%
1993 0.8% -3.0%
1994 0.8% +1.0%
1995 0.8% -0.9%
1996 0.8% +0.5%
1997 0.7% -3.1%
1998 0.8% +2.0%
1999 0.7% -1.8%
2000 0.8% +2.1%
2001 0.7% -4.1%
2002 0.7% -0.5%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% -1.0%
2005 0.7% +4.3%
2006 0.7% -1.5%
2007 0.8% +3.2%
2008 0.8% -0.7%
2009 0.8% +0.1%
2010 0.8% +5.1%
2011 0.8% -1.0%
2012 0.8% +1.1%
2013 0.8% -1.7%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% +0.3%
2016 0.8% -1.0%
2017 0.8% +0.6%
2018 0.8% +0.8%
2019 0.8% +0.5%
2020 0.8% -0.3%
2021 0.8% -2.0%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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