Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap was 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Analysis
In 2025, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica stood at 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 252.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica peaked at 23.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024 and was at its lowest, -10.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.73 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | — |
| 2011 | 7.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 9.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 9.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +34.3% |
| 2015 | -10.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -181.4% |
| 2016 | -1.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -83.1% |
| 2017 | 14.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -931.7% |
| 2018 | 7.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 12.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +69.5% |
| 2020 | 10.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 13.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 12.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | +75.8% |
| 2025 | 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -10.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 14.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 23.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Latvia 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 1 Bulgaria 15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 2 Estonia 20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 3 Chile 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 3 Lithuania 15.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 4 Czechia 6.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 4 Poland 6.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Hungary 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
- 5 Slovenia -11.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage compare
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 wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica?
- Wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap in Costa Rica was 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2024.
- What is the lowest wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.