Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
48th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.683 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.676 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.671 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.695 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.69 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.689 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.688 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.688 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.673 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.685 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.687 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.681 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.664 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.661 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.671 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.671 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.696 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.687 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.705 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.705 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.709 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.749 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.747 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.751 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.748 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.754 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.754 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.752 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.757 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.765 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.769 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.769 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.759 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Costa Rica 48th out of 106 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 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.7%
1990 0.7% -1.0%
1991 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.7% +3.5%
1993 0.7% -0.7%
1994 0.7% -0.1%
1995 0.7% -0.1%
1996 0.7% +0.0%
1997 0.7% -2.3%
1998 0.7% +1.8%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2000 0.7% -1.0%
2001 0.7% -2.5%
2002 0.7% -0.5%
2003 0.7% +1.6%
2004 0.7% -0.0%
2005 0.7% +3.7%
2006 0.7% -1.3%
2007 0.7% +2.7%
2008 0.7% -0.1%
2009 0.7% +0.6%
2010 0.7% +5.7%
2011 0.7% -0.3%
2012 0.8% +0.5%
2013 0.7% -0.3%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +0.1%
2016 0.8% -0.3%
2017 0.8% +0.6%
2018 0.8% +1.1%
2019 0.8% +0.5%
2020 0.8% +0.1%
2021 0.8% -1.4%

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% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage 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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