Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 20.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 20.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 20.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.4% | — |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.3% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 3 |
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- 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 poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 20.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount