Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
32nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova, 1998–2021

0.20.40.60.81998200920211998: 0.328 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.538 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.301 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.327 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.337 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.791 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.267 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.276 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.269 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.287 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.295 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.227 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.489 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.633 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova stood at 0.6%.

The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

Republic of Moldova ranks 32nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Republic of Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2002 0.5% +64.0%
2006 0.3% -44.1%
2007 0.3% +8.6%
2008 0.3% +3.0%
2009 0.3% -6.5%
2010 0.3% -4.8%
2011 0.8% +163.9%
2012 0.3% -66.2%
2013 0.3% +1.8%
2014 0.3% +1.5%
2015 0.3% -2.7%
2016 0.3% +6.9%
2017 0.3% +2.7%
2018 0.2% -23.0%
2019 0.5% +115.3%
2021 0.6% +29.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 5
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Republic of Moldova was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Republic of Moldova ranks 32nd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Moldova 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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