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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 1994
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.582 % of rural population1990: 0.584 % of rural population1991: 0.579 % of rural population1992: 0.582 % of rural population1993: 0.581 % of rural population1994: 0.578 % of rural population1995: 0.578 % of rural population1996: 0.578 % of rural population1997: 0.585 % of rural population1998: 0.594 % of rural population1999: 0.589 % of rural population2000: 0.604 % of rural population2001: 0.602 % of rural population2002: 0.61 % of rural population2003: 0.622 % of rural population2004: 0.626 % of rural population2005: 0.634 % of rural population2006: 0.633 % of rural population2007: 0.637 % of rural population2008: 0.647 % of rural population2009: 0.664 % of rural population2010: 0.656 % of rural population2011: 0.661 % of rural population2012: 0.674 % of rural population2013: 0.669 % of rural population2014: 0.674 % of rural population2015: 0.671 % of rural population2016: 0.665 % of rural population2017: 0.67 % of rural population2018: 0.663 % of rural population2019: 0.662 % of rural population2020: 0.668 % of rural population2021: 0.667 % of rural population

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1994.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 96 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.5%
1991 0.6% -0.9%
1992 0.6% +0.5%
1993 0.6% -0.1%
1994 0.6% -0.6%
1995 0.6% +0.0%
1996 0.6% +0.0%
1997 0.6% +1.3%
1998 0.6% +1.5%
1999 0.6% -0.8%
2000 0.6% +2.5%
2001 0.6% -0.3%
2002 0.6% +1.2%
2003 0.6% +2.1%
2004 0.6% +0.6%
2005 0.6% +1.2%
2006 0.6% -0.2%
2007 0.6% +0.5%
2008 0.6% +1.7%
2009 0.7% +2.5%
2010 0.7% -1.1%
2011 0.7% +0.6%
2012 0.7% +2.1%
2013 0.7% -0.8%
2014 0.7% +0.7%
2015 0.7% -0.4%
2016 0.7% -0.9%
2017 0.7% +0.7%
2018 0.7% -1.0%
2019 0.7% -0.0%
2020 0.7% +0.9%
2021 0.7% -0.2%

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. 19 India 0.7% compare
  2. 20 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  3. 21 Brazil 0.7% compare
  4. 23 Belarus 0.7% compare
  5. 24 Lithuania 0.7% compare
  6. 25 Moldova 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1994.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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