Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece

Greece: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
73rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.62004201020162004: 0.646 % of rural population2005: 0.645 % of rural population2006: 0.644 % of rural population2007: 0.643 % of rural population2008: 0.654 % of rural population2009: 0.649 % of rural population2010: 0.634 % of rural population2011: 0.631 % of rural population2012: 0.619 % of rural population2013: 0.611 % of rural population2014: 0.603 % of rural population2015: 0.596 % of rural population2016: 0.587 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Greece 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
2004 0.6%
2005 0.6% -0.2%
2006 0.6% -0.2%
2007 0.6% -0.0%
2008 0.7% +1.7%
2009 0.6% -0.8%
2010 0.6% -2.3%
2011 0.6% -0.4%
2012 0.6% -2.0%
2013 0.6% -1.2%
2014 0.6% -1.3%
2015 0.6% -1.1%
2016 0.6% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 70 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
  2. 71 Sweden 0.6% compare
  3. 72 Finland 0.6% compare
  4. 74 Zambia 0.6% compare
  5. 75 Peru 0.6% compare
  6. 76 Ecuador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Greece was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Greece rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Greece ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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