Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 130.1%
World rank
15th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
18
1992–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.407 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1993: 0.423 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1994: 0.386 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1995: 0.374 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1996: 0.397 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1997: 0.372 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector1998: 0.42 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2005: 0.639 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2006: 0.62 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2008: 0.556 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2009: 0.413 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2010: 0.424 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2011: 0.528 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2012: 0.386 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2013: 0.449 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2014: 0.446 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2015: 0.282 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector2016: 0.649 % of rural workers in the agricultural sector

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.6% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 130.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the agricultural sector) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% +3.9%
1994 0.4% -8.7%
1995 0.4% -3.3%
1996 0.4% +6.4%
1997 0.4% -6.3%
1998 0.4% +12.9%
2005 0.6% +52.0%
2006 0.6% -2.9%
2008 0.6% -10.4%
2009 0.4% -25.6%
2010 0.4% +2.6%
2011 0.5% +24.5%
2012 0.4% -27.0%
2013 0.4% +16.5%
2014 0.4% -0.8%
2015 0.3% -36.7%
2016 0.6% +130.1%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +130.1% 0.3% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 12 Chile 0.7% compare
  2. 13 United States of America 0.7% compare
  3. 14 Denmark 0.7% compare
  4. 16 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  5. 17 Spain 0.6% compare
  6. 18 Iceland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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