Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
22nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1997
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.443 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1993: 0.393 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1994: 0.391 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1995: 0.398 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1996: 0.401 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1997: 0.379 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1998: 0.386 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1999: 0.396 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2000: 0.402 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2001: 0.403 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2002: 0.415 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2003: 0.419 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2004: 0.479 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2005: 0.496 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2006: 0.522 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2007: 0.494 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2008: 0.525 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2009: 0.456 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2010: 0.465 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2011: 0.517 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2012: 0.519 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2013: 0.47 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2014: 0.459 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2015: 0.473 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2016: 0.56 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.6% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.

Italy ranks 22nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% -11.3%
1994 0.4% -0.4%
1995 0.4% +1.6%
1996 0.4% +0.8%
1997 0.4% -5.3%
1998 0.4% +1.8%
1999 0.4% +2.7%
2000 0.4% +1.5%
2001 0.4% +0.2%
2002 0.4% +3.0%
2003 0.4% +0.9%
2004 0.5% +14.3%
2005 0.5% +3.6%
2006 0.5% +5.1%
2007 0.5% -5.3%
2008 0.5% +6.3%
2009 0.5% -13.3%
2010 0.5% +2.2%
2011 0.5% +11.0%
2012 0.5% +0.3%
2013 0.5% -9.4%
2014 0.5% -2.2%
2015 0.5% +2.9%
2016 0.6% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 19 Puerto Rico 0.6% compare
  2. 20 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  3. 21 Hungary 0.6% compare
  4. 23 Germany 0.6% compare
  5. 24 Portugal 0.5% compare
  6. 25 Denmark 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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