Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population, aged 15-64, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.6 % of female population1990: 0.602 % of female population1991: 0.6 % of female population1992: 0.607 % of female population1993: 0.61 % of female population1994: 0.614 % of female population1995: 0.618 % of female population1996: 0.616 % of female population1997: 0.616 % of female population1998: 0.623 % of female population1999: 0.624 % of female population2000: 0.633 % of female population2001: 0.641 % of female population2002: 0.648 % of female population2003: 0.655 % of female population2004: 0.656 % of female population2005: 0.664 % of female population2006: 0.674 % of female population2007: 0.68 % of female population2008: 0.686 % of female population2009: 0.694 % of female population2010: 0.691 % of female population2011: 0.696 % of female population2012: 0.693 % of female population2013: 0.693 % of female population2014: 0.698 % of female population2015: 0.693 % of female population2016: 0.691 % of female population2017: 0.69 % of female population2018: 0.685 % of female population2019: 0.686 % of female population2020: 0.684 % of female population2021: 0.681 % of female population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 18th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female population Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.3%
1991 0.6% -0.4%
1992 0.6% +1.2%
1993 0.6% +0.6%
1994 0.6% +0.6%
1995 0.6% +0.6%
1996 0.6% -0.3%
1997 0.6% +0.0%
1998 0.6% +1.1%
1999 0.6% +0.2%
2000 0.6% +1.4%
2001 0.6% +1.3%
2002 0.6% +1.0%
2003 0.7% +1.1%
2004 0.7% +0.2%
2005 0.7% +1.3%
2006 0.7% +1.5%
2007 0.7% +0.9%
2008 0.7% +0.8%
2009 0.7% +1.2%
2010 0.7% -0.4%
2011 0.7% +0.7%
2012 0.7% -0.4%
2013 0.7% +0.1%
2014 0.7% +0.7%
2015 0.7% -0.8%
2016 0.7% -0.2%
2017 0.7% -0.2%
2018 0.7% -0.8%
2019 0.7% +0.1%
2020 0.7% -0.3%
2021 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Albania 0.7% compare
  2. 16 Russian Federation 0.7% compare
  3. 17 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
  4. 19 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  5. 20 Slovakia 0.7% compare
  6. 21 Tunisia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, female?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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