Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark

Denmark: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 79.5%
World rank
4th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2006
Years of data
15
1992–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.823 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.82 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.464 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.457 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.454 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.456 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.489 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.477 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.462 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.459 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.486 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.479 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.466 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.48 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.862 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 79.5% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.

Denmark ranks 4th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.4%
2004 0.5% -43.4%
2005 0.5% -1.4%
2006 0.5% -0.9%
2007 0.5% +0.6%
2008 0.5% +7.1%
2009 0.5% -2.4%
2010 0.5% -3.1%
2011 0.5% -0.8%
2012 0.5% +6.0%
2013 0.5% -1.4%
2014 0.5% -2.9%
2015 0.5% +3.2%
2016 0.9% +79.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 2 Germany 0.9% compare
  3. 3 United States of America 0.9% compare
  4. 5 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  5. 6 Jordan 0.8% compare
  6. 7 Austria 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
How does Denmark rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Denmark ranks 4th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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