Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
38th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.776 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.786 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.794 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.842 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.859 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.843 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.859 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.848 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.88 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.854 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.873 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.804 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.596 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.599 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.616 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.61 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.624 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.657 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.673 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.695 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.693 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.596 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.591 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.607 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.602 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.634 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.627 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.559 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.667 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.65 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.676 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.618 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.701 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 38th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.8%
1990 0.8% +1.3%
1991 0.8% +1.0%
1992 0.8% +6.0%
1993 0.9% +2.0%
1994 0.8% -1.8%
1995 0.9% +1.9%
1996 0.8% -1.2%
1997 0.9% +3.8%
1998 0.9% -3.0%
1999 0.9% +2.2%
2000 0.8% -7.9%
2001 0.6% -25.9%
2002 0.6% +0.5%
2003 0.6% +2.9%
2004 0.6% -0.9%
2005 0.6% +2.2%
2006 0.7% +5.3%
2007 0.7% +2.4%
2008 0.7% +3.4%
2009 0.7% -0.3%
2010 0.6% -14.0%
2011 0.6% -0.9%
2012 0.6% +2.8%
2013 0.6% -0.9%
2014 0.6% +5.3%
2015 0.6% -1.0%
2016 0.6% -10.8%
2017 0.7% +19.2%
2018 0.6% -2.6%
2019 0.7% +4.1%
2020 0.6% -8.6%
2021 0.7% +13.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 -25.9% 0.8% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8% compare
  2. 36 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  3. 37 Greece 0.7% compare
  4. 39 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  5. 40 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  6. 41 South Africa 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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