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

Estonia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.85 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.723 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.749 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.76 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.777 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.825 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.829 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.85 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.852 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.868 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.853 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.857 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.834 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.837 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.824 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.828 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.824 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.817 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.7% -14.9%
2001 0.7% +3.5%
2002 0.8% +1.4%
2003 0.8% +2.2%
2004 0.8% +6.2%
2005 0.8% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +2.4%
2007 0.9% +0.3%
2008 0.9% +1.9%
2009 0.9% -1.7%
2010 0.9% +0.4%
2011 0.8% -2.6%
2012 0.8% +0.3%
2013 0.8% -1.6%
2014 0.8% +0.6%
2015 0.8% -0.5%
2016 0.8% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 7 Austria 0.8% compare
  2. 8 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
  3. 9 Hungary 0.8% compare
  4. 11 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  5. 12 Portugal 0.8% compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
How does Estonia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Estonia ranks 10th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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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