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

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

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.781 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.777 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.765 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.778 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.774 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.779 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.795 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.802 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.815 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.809 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.814 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.809 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.832 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.851 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.825 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.833 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.843 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.841 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.828 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.815 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.804 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.78 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.79 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.799 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.798 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.

That places Spain 42nd 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.6%
1994 0.8% -1.5%
1995 0.8% +1.7%
1996 0.8% -0.5%
1997 0.8% +0.7%
1998 0.8% +2.0%
1999 0.8% +0.9%
2000 0.8% +1.6%
2001 0.8% -0.7%
2002 0.8% +0.6%
2003 0.8% -0.6%
2004 0.8% +2.8%
2005 0.9% +2.3%
2006 0.8% -3.0%
2007 0.8% +1.0%
2008 0.8% +1.2%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.8% -1.6%
2011 0.8% -1.6%
2012 0.8% -1.3%
2013 0.8% -2.9%
2014 0.8% +1.3%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.8% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  2. 40 Jamaica 0.8% compare
  3. 41 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  4. 43 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  5. 44 Thailand 0.8% compare
  6. 45 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
How does Spain rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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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