Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile

Chile: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
12th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
13
1987–2017

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.64 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1992: 0.637 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1994: 0.674 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1996: 0.605 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.625 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2000: 0.648 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2003: 0.639 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.693 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.7 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.716 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.724 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.73 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2017: 0.692 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile is 0.7%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.

That places Chile 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
1987 0.6%
1992 0.6% -0.5%
1994 0.7% +6.0%
1996 0.6% -10.4%
1998 0.6% +3.3%
2000 0.6% +3.7%
2003 0.6% -1.3%
2006 0.7% +8.4%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2013 0.7% +1.1%
2015 0.7% +0.9%
2017 0.7% -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 9 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  2. 10 Estonia 0.7% compare
  3. 11 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  4. 13 United States of America 0.7% compare
  5. 14 Denmark 0.7% compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Chile was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
How does Chile rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Chile ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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