Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees

Costa Rica
1,583 Persons
in 2023
New Zealand
2,351 Persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
31st
New Zealand rank
29th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k198620052024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,351 Persons against 1,583 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 768 Persons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th of 36 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 716.34 Persons 1,266 Persons 550.09 Persons New Zealand
1990s 883.97 Persons 1,303 Persons 419.22 Persons New Zealand
2000s 1,221 Persons 1,658 Persons 437.09 Persons New Zealand
2010s 1,529 Persons 1,989 Persons 459.82 Persons New Zealand
2020s 1,514 Persons 2,262 Persons 747.89 Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — employees, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2,351 Persons against 1,583 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — employees between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
768 Persons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 29th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org