Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.932 % of rural youth labor force1990: 0.931 % of rural youth labor force1991: 0.913 % of rural youth labor force1992: 0.933 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.931 % of rural youth labor force1994: 0.932 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.908 % of rural youth labor force1996: 0.894 % of rural youth labor force1997: 0.894 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.89 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.891 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.895 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.873 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.89 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.864 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.868 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.862 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.882 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.909 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.894 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.822 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.841 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.846 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.832 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.794 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.78 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.783 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.822 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.831 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.788 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.794 % of rural youth labor force2020: 0.686 % of rural youth labor force2021: 0.757 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1989 0.9%
1990 0.9% -0.1%
1991 0.9% -1.9%
1992 0.9% +2.2%
1993 0.9% -0.2%
1994 0.9% +0.1%
1995 0.9% -2.5%
1996 0.9% -1.6%
1997 0.9% +0.1%
1998 0.9% -0.5%
1999 0.9% +0.1%
2000 0.9% +0.4%
2001 0.9% -2.4%
2002 0.9% +2.0%
2003 0.9% -3.0%
2004 0.9% +0.5%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% +2.3%
2007 0.9% +3.1%
2008 0.9% -1.7%
2009 0.8% -8.1%
2010 0.8% +2.3%
2011 0.8% +0.6%
2012 0.8% -1.7%
2013 0.8% -4.5%
2014 0.8% -1.8%
2015 0.8% +0.4%
2016 0.8% +4.9%
2017 0.8% +1.2%
2018 0.8% -5.2%
2019 0.8% +0.7%
2020 0.7% -13.6%
2021 0.8% +10.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 63 Estonia 0.8% compare
  2. 64 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  3. 65 Brazil 0.8% compare
  4. 67 Armenia 0.8% compare
  5. 68 Serbia 0.7% compare
  6. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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