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

Slovakia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
9th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Slovakia, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.939 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.857 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2007: 0.856 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.907 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.873 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.852 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.842 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.768 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.804 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.773 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.79 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.753 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Slovakia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Slovakia peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Slovakia ranks 9th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in Slovakia, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
2005 0.9%
2006 0.9% -8.8%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% +6.0%
2009 0.9% -3.8%
2010 0.9% -2.4%
2011 0.8% -1.1%
2012 0.8% -8.7%
2013 0.8% +4.7%
2014 0.8% -3.9%
2015 0.8% +2.2%
2016 0.8% -4.7%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 6 South Africa 0.9% compare
  2. 7 Jordan 0.8% compare
  3. 8 Czechia 0.8% compare
  4. 10 Estonia 0.7% compare
  5. 11 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  6. 12 Chile 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Slovakia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in Slovakia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Slovakia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
Slovakia ranks 9th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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