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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.79 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.786 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.788 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.79 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.794 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.802 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.814 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.823 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.825 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.83 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.838 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.847 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.839 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.846 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.852 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.851 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.849 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.847 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.824 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.85 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.836 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.835 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.836 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.835 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.

That places Spain 26th out of 94 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, urban in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.5%
1994 0.8% -0.2%
1995 0.8% +0.4%
1996 0.8% +0.2%
1997 0.8% +0.6%
1998 0.8% +1.0%
1999 0.8% +1.5%
2000 0.8% +1.1%
2001 0.8% +0.2%
2002 0.8% +0.6%
2003 0.8% +1.0%
2004 0.8% +1.1%
2005 0.8% -0.9%
2006 0.8% +0.8%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -0.2%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.8% -0.2%
2011 0.8% -2.7%
2012 0.9% +3.1%
2013 0.8% -1.6%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% +0.1%
2016 0.8% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 23 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  2. 24 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  3. 25 France 0.8% compare
  4. 27 South Africa 0.8% compare
  5. 28 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 29 Jordan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Spain?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
How does Spain rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Spain ranks 26th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, 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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