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

Spain: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.538 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.539 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.544 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.557 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.571 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.584 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.596 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.609 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.632 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.629 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.657 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.665 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.702 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.702 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.698 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.719 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.736 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.738 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.716 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.697 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.672 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.666 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.67 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.684 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.693 % 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 Spain is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

That places Spain 26th out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% +0.2%
1994 0.5% +0.9%
1995 0.6% +2.3%
1996 0.6% +2.4%
1997 0.6% +2.3%
1998 0.6% +2.0%
1999 0.6% +2.3%
2000 0.6% +3.8%
2001 0.6% -0.5%
2002 0.7% +4.5%
2003 0.7% +1.1%
2004 0.7% +5.6%
2005 0.7% +0.0%
2006 0.7% -0.5%
2007 0.7% +3.0%
2008 0.7% +2.3%
2009 0.7% +0.3%
2010 0.7% -2.9%
2011 0.7% -2.7%
2012 0.7% -3.6%
2013 0.7% -1.0%
2014 0.7% +0.7%
2015 0.7% +2.0%
2016 0.7% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

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  4. 27 Poland 0.7% compare
  5. 28 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 28 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
How does Spain rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 26th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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