Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden

Sweden: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 39.4%
World rank
24th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.548 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.908 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.598 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.484 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.907 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2009: 1 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.832 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.821 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.818 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.93 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.596 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.437 % of female workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.61 % of female workers in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 24th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female workers in the agricultural sector Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.9% +65.7%
2006 0.6% -34.2%
2007 0.5% -19.0%
2008 0.9% +87.4%
2009 1.0% +10.3%
2010 0.8% -16.8%
2011 0.8% -1.3%
2012 0.8% -0.4%
2013 0.9% +13.7%
2014 0.6% -35.9%
2015 0.4% -26.6%
2016 0.6% +39.4%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.4% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 21 Belize 0.7%
  2. 22 Ireland 0.6% compare
  3. 23 Latvia 0.6% compare
  4. 25 Italy 0.6% compare
  5. 26 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  6. 27 Iceland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female in Sweden was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female?
Sweden ranks 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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