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

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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

00.20.40.61992200420161992: 0.656 % of rural population1993: 0.651 % of rural population1994: 0.656 % of rural population1995: 0.661 % of rural population1996: 0.659 % of rural population1997: 0.653 % of rural population1998: 0.657 % of rural population1999: 0.652 % of rural population2000: 0.648 % of rural population2001: 0.65 % of rural population2002: 0.645 % of rural population2003: 0.648 % of rural population2004: 0.641 % of rural population2005: 0.65 % of rural population2006: 0.643 % of rural population2007: 0.638 % of rural population2008: 0.639 % of rural population2009: 0.637 % of rural population2010: 0.632 % of rural population2011: 0.631 % of rural population2012: 0.62 % of rural population2013: 0.62 % of rural population2014: 0.618 % of rural population2015: 0.627 % of rural population2016: 0.637 % of rural population

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.

Italy ranks 39th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% -0.7%
1994 0.7% +0.7%
1995 0.7% +0.7%
1996 0.7% -0.3%
1997 0.7% -0.8%
1998 0.7% +0.6%
1999 0.7% -0.8%
2000 0.6% -0.7%
2001 0.6% +0.2%
2002 0.6% -0.7%
2003 0.6% +0.5%
2004 0.6% -1.2%
2005 0.6% +1.4%
2006 0.6% -1.1%
2007 0.6% -0.7%
2008 0.6% +0.1%
2009 0.6% -0.3%
2010 0.6% -0.8%
2011 0.6% -0.2%
2012 0.6% -1.8%
2013 0.6% +0.1%
2014 0.6% -0.4%
2015 0.6% +1.4%
2016 0.6% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 36 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  2. 37 Romania 0.6% compare
  3. 38 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  4. 40 Tajikistan 0.6% compare
  5. 41 Estonia 0.6% compare
  6. 42 Poland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Italy rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 39th out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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