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

Costa Rica: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 20.2%
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1989
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.924 % of urban youth labor force1990: 0.895 % of urban youth labor force1991: 0.859 % of urban youth labor force1992: 0.91 % of urban youth labor force1993: 0.901 % of urban youth labor force1994: 0.903 % of urban youth labor force1995: 0.865 % of urban youth labor force1996: 0.864 % of urban youth labor force1997: 0.87 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.874 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.852 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.886 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.86 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.836 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.846 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.85 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.841 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.845 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.882 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.887 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.82 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.829 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.824 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.806 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.8 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.798 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.797 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.794 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.815 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.799 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.775 % of urban youth labor force2020: 0.605 % of urban youth labor force2021: 0.727 % of urban youth labor force

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 69th out of 97 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1989 0.9%
1990 0.9% -3.1%
1991 0.9% -4.1%
1992 0.9% +5.9%
1993 0.9% -1.0%
1994 0.9% +0.3%
1995 0.9% -4.2%
1996 0.9% -0.1%
1997 0.9% +0.6%
1998 0.9% +0.5%
1999 0.9% -2.5%
2000 0.9% +4.0%
2001 0.9% -2.8%
2002 0.8% -2.8%
2003 0.8% +1.2%
2004 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% -1.1%
2006 0.8% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +4.3%
2008 0.9% +0.6%
2009 0.8% -7.5%
2010 0.8% +1.1%
2011 0.8% -0.6%
2012 0.8% -2.2%
2013 0.8% -0.8%
2014 0.8% -0.2%
2015 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.8% -0.4%
2017 0.8% +2.6%
2018 0.8% -1.9%
2019 0.8% -3.0%
2020 0.6% -21.9%
2021 0.7% +20.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 90% of the median. (20 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% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 66 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  2. 67 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 68 Egypt 0.7% compare
  4. 70 Colombia 0.7% compare
  5. 71 India 0.7% compare
  6. 72 Gambia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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