Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
70th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of total workers in the industrial sector2002: 1 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.809 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.86 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.834 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.807 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.804 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.755 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.765 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.737 % of total workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.781 % of total workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.873 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.907 % of total workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.882 % of total workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.924 % of total workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.911 % of total workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.689 % of total workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Republic of Moldova recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places Republic of Moldova 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Republic of Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
1998 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2006 0.8% -19.1%
2007 0.9% +6.3%
2008 0.8% -3.1%
2009 0.8% -3.2%
2010 0.8% -0.3%
2011 0.8% -6.0%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2013 0.7% -3.7%
2014 0.8% +6.0%
2015 0.9% +11.8%
2016 0.9% +3.9%
2017 0.9% -2.8%
2018 0.9% +4.8%
2019 0.9% -1.3%
2021 0.7% -24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 67 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
  2. 68 Paraguay 0.7% compare
  3. 69 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  4. 71 Peru 0.7% compare
  5. 72 Belize 0.7%
  6. 73 Ecuador 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Republic of Moldova ranks 70th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total 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, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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