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

Estonia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2003
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.95 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.943 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.93 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.947 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.96 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.947 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.955 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.951 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.939 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.947 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.948 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.95 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.95 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.937 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.934 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.933 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.928 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.923 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia peaked at 1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Estonia 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1998 1.0%
2000 0.9% -0.7%
2001 0.9% -1.4%
2002 0.9% +1.8%
2003 1.0% +1.5%
2004 0.9% -1.4%
2005 1.0% +0.8%
2006 1.0% -0.4%
2007 0.9% -1.3%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +0.1%
2012 0.9% -1.4%
2013 0.9% -0.2%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% -0.5%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 10 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 11 Sweden 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  4. 14 Tunisia 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Denmark 0.9% compare
  6. 16 Croatia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Estonia ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia 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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