Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2021, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 30.9% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +37.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +34.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +59.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +75.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -30.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +75.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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