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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.714 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.715 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.723 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.73 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.737 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.746 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.759 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.773 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.774 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.785 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.793 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.809 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.805 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.809 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.819 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.822 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.821 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.815 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.792 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.808 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.795 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.794 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.799 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.801 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

That places Spain 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -0.4%
1994 0.7% +0.0%
1995 0.7% +1.2%
1996 0.7% +0.9%
1997 0.7% +1.0%
1998 0.7% +1.3%
1999 0.8% +1.8%
2000 0.8% +1.8%
2001 0.8% +0.1%
2002 0.8% +1.4%
2003 0.8% +1.1%
2004 0.8% +2.0%
2005 0.8% -0.5%
2006 0.8% +0.4%
2007 0.8% +1.3%
2008 0.8% +0.4%
2009 0.8% -0.1%
2010 0.8% -0.8%
2011 0.8% -2.8%
2012 0.8% +1.9%
2013 0.8% -1.6%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

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  5. 29 Poland 0.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Spain rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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