Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Spain

Spain: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 1994
Years of data
25
1992–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81992200420161992: 0.807 % of urban employed population in working age1993: 0.804 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.802 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.804 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.804 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.81 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.818 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.83 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.839 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.84 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.844 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.852 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.866 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.857 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.863 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.866 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.863 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.859 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.861 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.853 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.868 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.854 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.85 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.855 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.85 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Spain is 0.9%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Spain peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.

That places Spain 32nd out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, urban in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.4%
1994 0.8% -0.3%
1995 0.8% +0.3%
1996 0.8% +0.0%
1997 0.8% +0.8%
1998 0.8% +1.0%
1999 0.8% +1.4%
2000 0.8% +1.1%
2001 0.8% +0.2%
2002 0.8% +0.5%
2003 0.9% +0.9%
2004 0.9% +1.6%
2005 0.9% -1.0%
2006 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% -0.4%
2009 0.9% -0.4%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 0.9% -0.8%
2012 0.9% +1.7%
2013 0.9% -1.6%
2014 0.8% -0.5%
2015 0.9% +0.6%
2016 0.9% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 31 Belgium 0.9% compare
  4. 33 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  5. 34 South Africa 0.8% compare
  6. 35 Serbia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Spain?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Spain was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
How does Spain rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Spain ranks 32nd out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, 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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