Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social was 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Costa Rica, 2006–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Costa Rica is 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Costa Rica peaked at 3.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2007 | 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 3.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 3.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Costa Rica?
- Caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social in Costa Rica was 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is caring personnel (personal care workers) — health and social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of caring personnel (personal care workers) by status (ie. practising caring personnel or professionally active caring personnel). Caring personnel (personal care workers) include both Healthcare assistants in institutions (ISCO-08 5321) and Home-based personal care workers (ISCO-08 5322). Practising caring personnel (personal care workers) provide direct personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Professionally active caring personnel (personal care workers) include practising caring personnel and other caring personnel for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.