Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy

Italy: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
37th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.661 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.653 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.65 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.652 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.659 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.658 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.655 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.674 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.686 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.678 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.684 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.692 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.689 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.705 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.714 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.73 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.72 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.722 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.713 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.729 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.739 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.732 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.713 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.734 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.742 % 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 Italy stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1994.

Italy ranks 37th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -1.1%
1994 0.7% -0.4%
1995 0.7% +0.3%
1996 0.7% +1.1%
1997 0.7% -0.2%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% +2.9%
2000 0.7% +1.7%
2001 0.7% -1.0%
2002 0.7% +0.8%
2003 0.7% +1.2%
2004 0.7% -0.4%
2005 0.7% +2.4%
2006 0.7% +1.3%
2007 0.7% +2.2%
2008 0.7% -1.4%
2009 0.7% +0.3%
2010 0.7% -1.3%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2012 0.7% +1.3%
2013 0.7% -0.9%
2014 0.7% -2.6%
2015 0.7% +2.9%
2016 0.7% +1.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1994.
How does Italy rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 37th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 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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