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

Portugal: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.81 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.834 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.852 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.842 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.852 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.851 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.866 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.87 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.871 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.865 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.873 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.876 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.878 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.9% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.

Portugal ranks 26th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Portugal, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% +3.0%
2006 0.9% +2.2%
2007 0.8% -1.2%
2008 0.9% +1.1%
2009 0.9% -0.2%
2010 0.9% +1.8%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% -0.7%
2014 0.9% +0.9%
2015 0.9% +0.4%
2016 0.9% +0.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  2. 24 Netherlands 0.9%
  3. 25 Poland 0.9% compare
  4. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  5. 28 Armenia 0.9% compare
  6. 29 Finland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Portugal was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
How does Portugal rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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