Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 5,932 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Costa Rica, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5,932 Persons for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Costa Rica peaked at 5,932 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,724 Persons, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,724 Persons | — |
| 2010 | 2,826 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3,705 Persons | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 3,644 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3,748 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3,762 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,822 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,071 Persons | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4,230 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,343 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,392 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,703 Persons | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 4,857 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4,717 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4,655 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,999 Persons | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 5,932 Persons | +18.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5,932 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 98,899 Persons, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +31.1% | 2,826 Persons | 3,705 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,724 Persons | 2,724 Persons | 2,724 Persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,854 Persons | 2,826 Persons | 4,392 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,977 Persons | 4,655 Persons | 5,932 Persons | 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 nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Costa Rica?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Costa Rica was 5,932 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,932 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,724 Persons in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 Nurses by age and sex — 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 nurses by age groups and sex. Age groups include less than 25, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+, for total, female and male nurses. The breakdown by age and gender is provided for practising nurses. If not available, the data are reported for professionally active nurses or nurses licensed to practise. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.