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

Countries reporting
44
Highest
0.7%
Jordan
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
37
1985–2021
Data points
611

What the numbers show

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Jordan; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.

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

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 3,964.5%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jordan 0.7% 2016 up 18.5% rising
2 Russian Federation 0.6% 2016 down 8.9% falling
3 Ethiopia 0.5% 2021 up 3,964.5% volatile
4 Kazakhstan 0.5% 2010 volatile
5 Ukraine 0.5% 2014 down 2.8% flat
6 Nigeria 0.3% 2018 up 180.2% volatile
7 Tajikistan 0.3% 2013 down 34.7% falling
8 South Africa 0.2% 2020 up 30.7% rising
9 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 13.7% rising
10 Poland 0.2% 2019 volatile
11 United States of America 0.2% 2018 down 5.1% flat
12 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2016 down 46.8% volatile
13 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 5.2% falling
14 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 28.5% falling
15 Panama 0.1% 2018 up 15.1% falling
16 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 42.7% rising
17 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 12.1% rising
18 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 16.9% volatile
19 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 8.9% volatile
20 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 108.3% volatile
21 Costa Rica 0.1% 2016 down 38.4% rising
22 Paraguay 0.1% 2020 up 117.4% rising
23 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 down 91.3% volatile
24 Ecuador 0.1% 2017 up 94.9% rising
25 Romania 0.0% 2018 down 56.1% falling
26 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 volatile
27 Honduras 0.0% 2019 up 59.8% volatile
28 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 up 115.8% rising
29 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 up 49.4% rising
30 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 84.8% volatile
31 Peru 0.0% 2016 down 1.9% rising
32 Zambia 0.0% 2015 up 11.4% rising
33 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 up 9.7% rising
34 Malawi 0.0% 2016 down 90.8% volatile
35 Uganda 0.0% 2016 down 88.3% volatile
36 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 66.1% volatile
37 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2017 down 93.0% volatile
38 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 82.5% volatile
39 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 94.1% volatile
40 Morocco 0.0% 2009 down 7.8% falling
41 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 13.3% volatile
42 Brazil 0.0% 2020 down 99.5% volatile
43 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 volatile
43 Georgia 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the public 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
48 places, 611 data points, 1985–2021
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