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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
24th
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, male in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.59 % of male population1990: 0.596 % of male population1991: 0.586 % of male population1992: 0.589 % of male population1993: 0.596 % of male population1994: 0.596 % of male population1995: 0.594 % of male population1996: 0.598 % of male population1997: 0.605 % of male population1998: 0.611 % of male population1999: 0.604 % of male population2000: 0.616 % of male population2001: 0.626 % of male population2002: 0.632 % of male population2003: 0.643 % of male population2004: 0.647 % of male population2005: 0.655 % of male population2006: 0.656 % of male population2007: 0.655 % of male population2008: 0.662 % of male population2009: 0.677 % of male population2010: 0.675 % of male population2011: 0.688 % of male population2012: 0.692 % of male population2013: 0.691 % of male population2014: 0.698 % of male population2015: 0.686 % of male population2016: 0.681 % of male population2017: 0.677 % of male population2018: 0.678 % of male population2019: 0.682 % of male population2020: 0.681 % of male population2021: 0.688 % of male population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 24th 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male population Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +1.0%
1991 0.6% -1.7%
1992 0.6% +0.6%
1993 0.6% +1.1%
1994 0.6% -0.0%
1995 0.6% -0.3%
1996 0.6% +0.7%
1997 0.6% +1.1%
1998 0.6% +1.1%
1999 0.6% -1.2%
2000 0.6% +2.0%
2001 0.6% +1.7%
2002 0.6% +0.8%
2003 0.6% +1.8%
2004 0.6% +0.7%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +0.1%
2007 0.7% -0.0%
2008 0.7% +1.0%
2009 0.7% +2.3%
2010 0.7% -0.2%
2011 0.7% +1.9%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2013 0.7% -0.1%
2014 0.7% +1.0%
2015 0.7% -1.8%
2016 0.7% -0.7%
2017 0.7% -0.6%
2018 0.7% +0.1%
2019 0.7% +0.6%
2020 0.7% -0.1%
2021 0.7% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 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. 21 Albania 0.7% compare
  2. 22 Croatia 0.7% compare
  3. 23 Latvia 0.7% compare
  4. 25 Estonia 0.7% compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 0.7% compare
  6. 27 South Africa 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, male 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, male 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male 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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