Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile

Chile: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
43rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.736 % of urban employed population in working age1990: 0.755 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.76 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.759 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.775 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.773 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.769 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.768 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.778 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.786 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.806 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.798 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.785 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

That places Chile 43rd out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1987 0.7%
1990 0.8% +2.5%
1992 0.8% +0.7%
1994 0.8% -0.2%
1996 0.8% +2.2%
1998 0.8% -0.3%
2000 0.8% -0.5%
2003 0.8% -0.2%
2006 0.8% +1.3%
2009 0.8% +0.8%
2011 0.8% +0.3%
2013 0.8% +2.5%
2015 0.8% -0.9%
2017 0.8% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

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  4. 44 Greece 0.8% compare
  5. 45 Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
  6. 46 Tunisia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Chile was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Chile ranks 43rd out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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