Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain

Spain: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 1993
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.606 % of rural employed population in working age1993: 0.605 % of rural employed population in working age1994: 0.608 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.624 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.631 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.651 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.663 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.677 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.697 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.699 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.72 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.728 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.771 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.761 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.765 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.774 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.78 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.771 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.761 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.758 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.741 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.749 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.762 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.771 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.768 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8% for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1993.

Spain ranks 33rd 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% -0.2%
1994 0.6% +0.6%
1995 0.6% +2.7%
1996 0.6% +1.1%
1997 0.7% +3.2%
1998 0.7% +1.9%
1999 0.7% +2.1%
2000 0.7% +3.0%
2001 0.7% +0.3%
2002 0.7% +3.0%
2003 0.7% +1.2%
2004 0.8% +5.9%
2005 0.8% -1.3%
2006 0.8% +0.5%
2007 0.8% +1.1%
2008 0.8% +0.9%
2009 0.8% -1.2%
2010 0.8% -1.3%
2011 0.8% -0.4%
2012 0.7% -2.3%
2013 0.7% +1.1%
2014 0.8% +1.7%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 30 Ireland 0.8% compare
  2. 31 Belgium 0.8% compare
  3. 32 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  4. 34 Palestine 0.8% compare
  5. 35 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
  6. 36 Costa Rica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
How does Spain rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 33rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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