Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia

Australia: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.1417 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1417
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
54th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1417
in 2015
All-time low
0.0992
in 2003
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia, 2002–2015

00.050.10.152002200820152002: 0.1032003: 0.0992004: 0.1032005: 0.12006: 0.1062007: 0.1082008: 0.1132009: 0.112010: 0.1212011: 0.1162012: 0.1242013: 0.1242014: 0.1312015: 0.142

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.1417 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia peaked at 0.1417 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0992, in 2003.

That places Australia 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.103
2003 0.0992 -3.7%
2004 0.1033 +4.2%
2005 0.0995 -3.7%
2006 0.106 +6.6%
2007 0.1084 +2.2%
2008 0.113 +4.2%
2009 0.1101 -2.6%
2010 0.1207 +9.7%
2011 0.1156 -4.2%
2012 0.1239 +7.2%
2013 0.1235 -0.3%
2014 0.1313 +6.3%
2015 0.1417 +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1053 0.0992 0.113 8
2010s 0.1261 0.1156 0.1417 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 51 Cyprus 0.1546 compare
  2. 52 United States 0.1501 compare
  3. 53 Dominican Republic 0.1487 compare
  4. 55 United Kingdom 0.1361 compare
  5. 56 Bolivia 0.1264 compare
  6. 57 Mexico 0.1197 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Australia was 0.1417 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1417 in 2015.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0992 in 2003.
How does Australia rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Australia ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2015.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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