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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.595 % of total population1990: 0.599 % of total population1991: 0.593 % of total population1992: 0.598 % of total population1993: 0.603 % of total population1994: 0.605 % of total population1995: 0.606 % of total population1996: 0.607 % of total population1997: 0.61 % of total population1998: 0.617 % of total population1999: 0.614 % of total population2000: 0.624 % of total population2001: 0.634 % of total population2002: 0.64 % of total population2003: 0.649 % of total population2004: 0.652 % of total population2005: 0.66 % of total population2006: 0.665 % of total population2007: 0.668 % of total population2008: 0.674 % of total population2009: 0.685 % of total population2010: 0.683 % of total population2011: 0.692 % of total population2012: 0.692 % of total population2013: 0.692 % of total population2014: 0.698 % of total population2015: 0.689 % of total population2016: 0.686 % of total population2017: 0.684 % of total population2018: 0.681 % of total population2019: 0.684 % of total population2020: 0.683 % of total population2021: 0.684 % of total population

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

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

That places Costa Rica 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.6%
1991 0.6% -1.0%
1992 0.6% +0.9%
1993 0.6% +0.8%
1994 0.6% +0.3%
1995 0.6% +0.2%
1996 0.6% +0.2%
1997 0.6% +0.6%
1998 0.6% +1.1%
1999 0.6% -0.5%
2000 0.6% +1.7%
2001 0.6% +1.5%
2002 0.6% +0.9%
2003 0.6% +1.4%
2004 0.7% +0.4%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.7% +0.8%
2007 0.7% +0.4%
2008 0.7% +0.9%
2009 0.7% +1.7%
2010 0.7% -0.3%
2011 0.7% +1.3%
2012 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% +0.0%
2014 0.7% +0.9%
2015 0.7% -1.3%
2016 0.7% -0.4%
2017 0.7% -0.4%
2018 0.7% -0.3%
2019 0.7% +0.3%
2020 0.7% -0.2%
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 0.7% 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. 17 Albania 0.7% compare
  2. 18 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  3. 18 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  4. 21 India 0.7% compare
  5. 22 Hungary 0.7% compare
  6. 23 Belarus 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total 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, total?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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