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

Greece: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
66th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.6%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.712 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.705 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.676 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.703 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.695 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.716 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.7 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.714 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.707 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.673 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.639 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.612 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.643 % 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 Greece stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.

Greece ranks 66th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% -1.0%
2006 0.7% -4.0%
2007 0.7% +3.9%
2008 0.7% -1.1%
2009 0.7% +3.0%
2010 0.7% -2.2%
2011 0.7% +2.0%
2012 0.7% -1.0%
2013 0.7% -4.8%
2014 0.6% -5.0%
2015 0.6% -4.2%
2016 0.6% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 63 Nepal 0.7% compare
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  4. 67 Peru 0.6% compare
  5. 68 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  6. 69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Greece?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Greece was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
How does Greece rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Greece ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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