Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland

Iceland: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.0%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.863 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.86 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.848 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.842 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.845 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.858 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.864 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.873 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.861 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.857 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.0% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Iceland 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.8% -1.4%
2007 0.8% -0.7%
2008 0.8% +0.4%
2009 0.9% +1.6%
2010 0.9% +0.6%
2011 0.9% +1.0%
2012 0.9% -1.3%
2013 0.9% -0.5%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.0% 0.9% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Iceland was 0.0% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Iceland rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Iceland ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2015.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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