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

Italy: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2007
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.771 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.756 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.753 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.744 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.766 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.764 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.765 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.756 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.766 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.747 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.759 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.754 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.764 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.798 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.798 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.8 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.785 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.736 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.731 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.736 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.727 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.763 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.755 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.784 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.787 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

That places Italy 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -1.9%
1994 0.8% -0.3%
1995 0.7% -1.2%
1996 0.8% +2.9%
1997 0.8% -0.3%
1998 0.8% +0.2%
1999 0.8% -1.2%
2000 0.8% +1.3%
2001 0.7% -2.4%
2002 0.8% +1.5%
2003 0.8% -0.6%
2004 0.8% +1.2%
2005 0.8% +4.5%
2006 0.8% +0.1%
2007 0.8% +0.2%
2008 0.8% -2.0%
2009 0.7% -6.2%
2010 0.7% -0.6%
2011 0.7% +0.7%
2012 0.7% -1.3%
2013 0.8% +5.1%
2014 0.8% -1.2%
2015 0.8% +3.9%
2016 0.8% +0.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 42 Spain 0.8% compare
  2. 43 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  3. 44 Thailand 0.8% compare
  4. 46 Pakistan 0.8% compare
  5. 47 Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 48 Bangladesh 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy 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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