Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden

Sweden: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.893 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.904 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.904 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.903 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.909 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.912 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.919 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.916 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.921 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.889 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.882 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.884 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.884 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

Sweden ranks 12th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% +1.2%
2006 0.9% +0.0%
2007 0.9% -0.2%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% +0.3%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.9% -0.4%
2012 0.9% +0.5%
2013 0.9% -3.5%
2014 0.9% -0.8%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 9 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  2. 10 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 11 Estonia 0.9% compare
  4. 13 Croatia 0.9% compare
  5. 14 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  6. 15 Latvia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Sweden was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Sweden ranks 12th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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