Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban was 2.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2009
All-time low
2.0%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 2.22009: 2.92010: 2.32011: 2.12012: 2.42014: 2.72015: 22016: 2.92017: 2.92018: 2.72019: 2.32020: 2.22021: 2.62022: 2.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban in Costa Rica stood at 2.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 2.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.2%
2009 2.9% +34.1%
2010 2.3% -19.4%
2011 2.1% -9.1%
2012 2.4% +11.6%
2014 2.7% +14.4%
2015 2.0% -24.7%
2016 2.9% +39.3%
2017 2.9% +0.1%
2018 2.7% -6.4%
2019 2.3% -12.9%
2020 2.2% -7.5%
2021 2.6% +19.6%
2022 2.6% -0.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 15.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 65.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 2.2% 2.9% 2
2010s 2.5% 2.0% 2.9% 9
2020s 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Indonesia 0.7% compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 0.7% compare
  3. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban in Costa Rica?
Population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban in Costa Rica was 2.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
Is population receiving all social insurance and labor market (%) -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 395 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of population only receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)