Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market in Costa Rica is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 59.7% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market in Costa Rica peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.7% | — |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +121.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -51.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +105.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -87.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +606.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -59.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 43.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +606.5% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 3 |
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 population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market in Costa Rica?
- Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market in Costa Rica was 1.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving labor market rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) only receiving Labor Market (%) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population only receiving Labor Market programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)