Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos

Laos: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1%
World rank
87th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
5
1997–2018

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos, 1997–2018

00.050.10.151997200720181997: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.106 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.099 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.09 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

Laos ranks 87th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Laos, 1997 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
2002 0.1% -25.0%
2007 0.1% -16.7%
2012 0.1% -5.9%
2018 0.1% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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  6. 90 Zambia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Laos was 0.1% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Laos rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Laos ranks 87th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos 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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