Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania

Romania: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
53rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2001
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.61999200820181999: 0.397 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.421 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.259 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.267 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.271 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.631 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.341 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.361 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.568 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.596 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.594 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.579 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.584 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.481 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.553 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.535 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.516 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.516 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.569 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania is 0.6%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania peaked at 0.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.

Romania ranks 53rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1999 0.4%
2000 0.4% +5.9%
2001 0.3% -38.4%
2002 0.3% +2.8%
2003 0.3% +1.8%
2004 0.6% +132.5%
2005 0.3% -46.0%
2006 0.4% +5.9%
2007 0.6% +57.3%
2008 0.6% +4.9%
2009 0.6% -0.4%
2010 0.6% -2.4%
2011 0.6% +0.9%
2012 0.5% -17.7%
2013 0.6% +14.9%
2014 0.5% -3.3%
2015 0.5% -3.6%
2016 0.5% +0.1%
2018 0.6% +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 50 Mexico 0.6% compare
  2. 51 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  3. 52 Philippines 0.6% compare
  4. 54 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  5. 55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5%
  6. 56 Jamaica 0.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Romania was 0.6% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
How does Romania rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Romania ranks 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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