Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova

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

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.4%
in 2011
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 1 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.822 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.844 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.858 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.849 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.829 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.402 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.787 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.78 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.795 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.763 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.784 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.807 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.815 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.894 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.866 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Moldova recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 115.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.

Moldova ranks 30th of 94 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 1.0%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2006 0.8% -17.8%
2007 0.8% +2.7%
2008 0.9% +1.6%
2009 0.8% -1.1%
2010 0.8% -2.3%
2011 0.4% -51.6%
2012 0.8% +96.1%
2013 0.8% -1.0%
2014 0.8% +2.0%
2015 0.8% -4.0%
2016 0.8% +2.6%
2017 0.8% +2.9%
2018 0.8% +1.0%
2019 0.9% +9.7%
2021 0.9% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 27 North Macedonia 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Poland 0.9% compare
  3. 29 United Kingdom 0.9% compare
  4. 31 Belgium 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Spain 0.9% compare
  6. 33 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
How does Moldova rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Moldova ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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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