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

Italy: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.673 % of rural workers in the service sector1993: 0.68 % of rural workers in the service sector1994: 0.674 % of rural workers in the service sector1995: 0.674 % of rural workers in the service sector1996: 0.666 % of rural workers in the service sector1997: 0.673 % of rural workers in the service sector1998: 0.662 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.688 % of rural workers in the service sector2000: 0.701 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.696 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.701 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.709 % of rural workers in the service sector2004: 0.679 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.698 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.72 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.727 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.756 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.758 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.738 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.759 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.773 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.76 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.74 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.755 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.752 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

That places Italy 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.0%
1994 0.7% -0.8%
1995 0.7% -0.0%
1996 0.7% -1.2%
1997 0.7% +1.0%
1998 0.7% -1.7%
1999 0.7% +3.9%
2000 0.7% +2.0%
2001 0.7% -0.7%
2002 0.7% +0.7%
2003 0.7% +1.2%
2004 0.7% -4.4%
2005 0.7% +2.9%
2006 0.7% +3.1%
2007 0.7% +1.0%
2008 0.8% +3.9%
2009 0.8% +0.3%
2010 0.7% -2.6%
2011 0.8% +2.8%
2012 0.8% +1.8%
2013 0.8% -1.7%
2014 0.7% -2.7%
2015 0.8% +2.1%
2016 0.8% -0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 36 Georgia 0.8% compare
  2. 37 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  3. 38 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  4. 40 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  5. 40 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  6. 42 Uruguay 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Italy rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service 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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