Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile

Chile: Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
34th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1987
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
13
1987–2017

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.754 % of rural employed population in working age1992: 0.684 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.648 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.677 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.649 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.638 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.629 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.581 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.512 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.465 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.463 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.462 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.413 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile peaked at 0.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.

Chile ranks 34th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1987 0.8%
1992 0.7% -9.2%
1994 0.6% -5.3%
1996 0.7% +4.5%
1998 0.6% -4.0%
2000 0.6% -1.8%
2003 0.6% -1.3%
2006 0.6% -7.7%
2009 0.5% -11.9%
2011 0.5% -9.2%
2013 0.5% -0.3%
2015 0.5% -0.2%
2017 0.4% -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile?
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural in Chile was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1987.
What is the lowest employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural?
Chile ranks 34th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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