Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia

Armenia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
38th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2010–2020

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia, 2010–2020

00.20.40.60.812010201520202010: 0.916 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.907 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.895 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.856 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.818 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2020, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

That places Armenia 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Armenia, 2010 to 2020.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
2010 0.9%
2012 0.9% -1.0%
2017 0.9% -1.3%
2019 0.9% -4.4%
2020 0.8% -4.4%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 35 Romania 0.8% compare
  2. 36 Georgia 0.8%
  3. 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
  4. 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 40 Jamaica 0.8%
  6. 41 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Armenia was 0.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Armenia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Armenia ranks 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial 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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