Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 10.89 per 10,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker density, by type of occupation in Costa Rica is 10.89 per 10,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Costa Rica peaked at 10.89 per 10,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.73 per 10,000 people, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.73 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 9.66 per 10,000 people | +159.0% |
| 2013 | 10.03 per 10,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.24 per 10,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.37 per 10,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.69 per 10,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.03 per 10,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.34 per 10,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.54 per 10,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.64 per 10,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.73 per 10,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.89 per 10,000 people | +1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10.89 per 10,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.23 per 10,000 people, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10.89 per 10,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 per 10,000 people, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 per 10,000 people | 3.73 per 10,000 people | 3.73 per 10,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.86 per 10,000 people | 9.24 per 10,000 people | 10.54 per 10,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.75 per 10,000 people | 10.64 per 10,000 people | 10.89 per 10,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Costa Rica?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Costa Rica was 10.89 per 10,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 per 10,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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