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

Denmark: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
14th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark, 1992–2016

0.40.60.811992200420161992: 0.337 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.4 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2004: 0.515 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.483 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.564 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.72 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.485 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.97 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.865 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.486 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.578 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.505 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.825 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.668 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.662 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.7% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

Denmark ranks 14th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Denmark, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.4% +18.8%
2004 0.5% +28.8%
2005 0.5% -6.2%
2006 0.6% +16.8%
2007 0.7% +27.5%
2008 0.5% -32.6%
2009 1.0% +100.2%
2010 0.9% -10.9%
2011 0.5% -43.7%
2012 0.6% +18.9%
2013 0.5% -12.7%
2014 0.8% +63.3%
2015 0.7% -19.0%
2016 0.7% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 1.0% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 12 Chile 0.7% compare
  3. 13 United States of America 0.7% compare
  4. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
  5. 16 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  6. 17 Spain 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Denmark was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Denmark rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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