Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece

Greece: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
59th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.62004201020162004: 0.542 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.576 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.518 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.51 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.538 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.545 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.542 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.532 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.545 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.511 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.506 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.48 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

Greece ranks 59th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.6% +6.1%
2006 0.5% -9.9%
2007 0.5% -1.6%
2008 0.5% +5.4%
2009 0.5% +1.3%
2010 0.5% -0.6%
2011 0.5% -1.9%
2012 0.5% +2.5%
2013 0.5% -6.2%
2014 0.5% -0.9%
2015 0.5% -6.2%
2016 0.5% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 56 Jamaica 0.5%
  2. 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  3. 58 Brazil 0.5% compare
  4. 60 Cambodia 0.5% compare
  5. 61 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  6. 62 Djibouti 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Greece was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Greece rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Greece ranks 59th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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