Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of total employed population in working age2002: 1 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.607 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.616 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.629 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.603 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.581 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.568 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.535 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.529 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.531 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.519 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.547 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.563 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.575 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.875 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.857 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

That places Republic of Moldova 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Republic of Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2006 0.6% -39.3%
2007 0.6% +1.5%
2008 0.6% +2.1%
2009 0.6% -4.1%
2010 0.6% -3.7%
2011 0.6% -2.1%
2012 0.5% -5.8%
2013 0.5% -1.2%
2014 0.5% +0.5%
2015 0.5% -2.4%
2016 0.5% +5.6%
2017 0.6% +2.8%
2018 0.6% +2.1%
2019 0.9% +52.2%
2021 0.9% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova

  1. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Finland 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Namibia 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  6. 33 Jordan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Republic of Moldova was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Republic of Moldova ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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