Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain

Spain: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
89th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.822 % of rural labor force in working age1993: 0.79 % of rural labor force in working age1994: 0.772 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.788 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.781 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.795 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.817 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.847 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.851 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.892 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.878 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.876 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.823 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.854 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.864 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.868 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.867 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.793 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.771 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.757 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.679 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.657 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.693 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.714 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.729 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.7% for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

That places Spain 89th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -4.0%
1994 0.8% -2.3%
1995 0.8% +2.2%
1996 0.8% -0.9%
1997 0.8% +1.8%
1998 0.8% +2.8%
1999 0.8% +3.6%
2000 0.9% +0.5%
2001 0.9% +4.8%
2002 0.9% -1.5%
2003 0.9% -0.3%
2004 0.8% -6.0%
2005 0.9% +3.7%
2006 0.9% +1.2%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% -0.1%
2009 0.8% -8.6%
2010 0.8% -2.7%
2011 0.8% -1.9%
2012 0.7% -10.3%
2013 0.7% -3.1%
2014 0.7% +5.5%
2015 0.7% +3.0%
2016 0.7% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Spain rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 89th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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