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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain

Spain: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
56th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251992200420161992: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.174 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.209 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.23 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.217 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.22 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.156 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.205 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.208 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.199 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.123 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.109 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.107 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.125 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.143 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.138 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.136 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.135 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.153 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.165 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.176 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.163 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.

That places Spain 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, year by year

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2% —
1993 0.2% -19.0%
1994 0.2% +13.3%
1995 0.2% +5.9%
1996 0.2% +9.9%
1997 0.2% -5.4%
1998 0.2% +1.3%
1999 0.2% -29.1%
2000 0.2% +31.6%
2001 0.2% +1.5%
2002 0.2% -4.4%
2003 0.2% +7.0%
2004 0.1% -42.4%
2005 0.1% -11.4%
2006 0.1% -1.5%
2007 0.1% +9.1%
2008 0.1% +7.1%
2009 0.1% +14.5%
2010 0.1% -3.6%
2011 0.1% -1.7%
2012 0.1% -0.4%
2013 0.2% +13.2%
2014 0.2% +7.8%
2015 0.2% +6.7%
2016 0.2% -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
How does Spain rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 56th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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