Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany

Germany: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
11th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
10
2002–2011

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany, 2002–2011

00.20.40.60.812002200620112002: 0.886 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.883 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.876 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.906 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.906 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.905 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.915 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.921 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.923 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.931 % of urban workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2011, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.

That places Germany 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Germany, 2002 to 2011.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
2002 0.9%
2003 0.9% -0.4%
2004 0.9% -0.8%
2005 0.9% +3.4%
2006 0.9% +0.1%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% +1.1%
2009 0.9% +0.7%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 8 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
  2. 9 Denmark 0.9% compare
  3. 10 Croatia 0.9%
  4. 12 Sweden 0.9% compare
  5. 13 France 0.9% compare
  6. 14 Lithuania 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Germany was 0.9% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
How does Germany rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Germany ranks 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2011.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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