Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
86
Highest
0.6%
Jordan
Lowest
0.0%
Ethiopia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157

What the numbers show

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Jordan; the lowest is 0.0% in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 256.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 1,281.5%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 93.9%).

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jordan 0.6% 2016 up 49.9% rising
2 Nigeria 0.4% 2018 up 581.5% volatile
3 Ukraine 0.3% 2013 down 50.2% falling
4 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 up 59.1% rising
5 Namibia 0.2% 2015 up 20.0% volatile
6 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 20.7% volatile
7 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 up 36.3% rising
8 Paraguay 0.2% 2017 up 111.7% rising
9 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 76.4% rising
10 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 36.7% rising
11 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 up 25.4% rising
12 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 22.0% falling
13 China 0.1% 2013 up 183.1% volatile
14 Georgia 0.1% 2013 up 30.7% rising
15 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 27.7% falling
16 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 28.5% flat
17 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 94.9% rising
18 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 19.1% rising
19 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 up 473.8% volatile
20 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 315.3% volatile
21 Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 19.5% rising
22 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 down 29.6% falling
23 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 4.5% rising
24 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 8.6% falling
25 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 31.8% rising
26 France 0.1% 2016 down 10.9% falling
27 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 86.3% rising
28 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 12.7% volatile
29 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 19.1% flat
30 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 5.8% flat
31 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 9.2% rising
32 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 6.0% flat
33 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 75.8% rising
34 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 16.7% falling
35 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 19.0% falling
36 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 19.9% falling
37 Iceland 0.1% 2013 down 1.5% rising
38 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 9.2% rising
39 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 17.7% falling
40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 307.2% volatile
41 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 706.2% volatile
42 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 219.3% volatile
43 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 6.1% volatile
44 Guatemala 0.1% 2011 up 2.0% falling
45 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 20.3% falling
46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 35.3% falling
47 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 17.8% volatile
48 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 5.4% falling
49 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 2.3% flat
50 Egypt 0.1% 2019 down 21.1% falling
51 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 30.6% flat
52 Tunisia 0.0% 2015 down 45.4% falling
53 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 45.8% rising
53 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 45.8% rising
55 Poland 0.0% 2019 down 26.7% rising
56 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 51.3% volatile
57 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 15.5% rising
58 Türkiye 0.0% 2013 volatile
59 Peru 0.0% 2021 up 139.0% rising
60 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 15.7% falling
61 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 1,281.5% volatile
62 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 5.6% volatile
63 South Africa 0.0% 2020 down 11.3% volatile
64 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 21.3% rising
65 Chile 0.0% 2017 up 210.2% rising
66 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 83.4% rising
67 Mexico 0.0% 2020 up 9.7% falling
68 Romania 0.0% 2016 up 452.1% volatile
69 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 up 93.5% falling
70 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 736.3% volatile
71 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 down 45.6% falling
72 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 down 5.6% rising
73 Gambia 0.0% 2020 down 68.4% volatile
74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2002 down 43.7% falling
75 Malawi 0.0% 2016 up 257.3% volatile
76 Honduras 0.0% 2017 down 79.5% falling
77 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 down 63.3% falling
78 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 6.2% flat
79 India 0.0% 2019 up 0.1% falling
80 Colombia 0.0% 2021 up 52.7% flat
81 Ghana 0.0% 2016 up 189.3% falling
82 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 69.3% volatile
83 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 93.9% volatile
84 Uganda 0.0% 2016 down 31.8% volatile
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 45.6% volatile
86 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 89.3% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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