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

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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
19th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Hungary, 2004–2016

00.20.40.62004201020162004: 0.626 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.67 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.568 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.637 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.657 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.587 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.56 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.601 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.541 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.558 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.492 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.595 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.583 % 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 Hungary is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Hungary peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Hungary 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Hungary, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
2004 0.6%
2005 0.7% +7.0%
2006 0.6% -15.2%
2007 0.6% +12.1%
2008 0.7% +3.1%
2009 0.6% -10.7%
2010 0.6% -4.6%
2011 0.6% +7.4%
2012 0.5% -10.0%
2013 0.6% +3.2%
2014 0.5% -11.9%
2015 0.6% +21.1%
2016 0.6% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 16 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  2. 17 Spain 0.6% compare
  3. 18 Iceland 0.6% compare
  4. 20 Latvia 0.6% compare
  5. 21 Germany 0.6% compare
  6. 22 Portugal 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Hungary?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Hungary was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Hungary ranks 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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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