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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.674 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.708 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.727 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.73 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.751 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.776 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.769 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.784 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.794 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.791 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.79 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.804 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.801 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

That places Portugal 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% +5.0%
2006 0.7% +2.7%
2007 0.7% +0.3%
2008 0.8% +3.0%
2009 0.8% +3.3%
2010 0.8% -0.8%
2011 0.8% +1.9%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.8% -0.2%
2015 0.8% +1.9%
2016 0.8% -0.4%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 9 Hungary 0.8% compare
  2. 10 Estonia 0.8% compare
  3. 11 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  4. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 14 Finland 0.8% compare
  6. 15 Czechia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Portugal ranks 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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