Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.1487 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1487
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
53rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2816
in 2007
All-time low
0.1487
in 2019
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic, 2000–2019

00.10.20.32000200920192000: 0.2282001: 0.2292002: 0.2242003: 0.2672004: 0.2572005: 0.2642006: 0.2742007: 0.2822008: 0.2442009: 0.2342010: 0.2482011: 0.2542012: 0.2552013: 0.2472015: 0.2452018: 0.1522019: 0.149

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.1487 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2816 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1487, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 53rd out of 63 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2284
2001 0.2286 +0.1%
2002 0.2243 -1.9%
2003 0.267 +19.0%
2004 0.2567 -3.8%
2005 0.2636 +2.7%
2006 0.2736 +3.8%
2007 0.2816 +2.9%
2008 0.2442 -13.3%
2009 0.2341 -4.1%
2010 0.2476 +5.8%
2011 0.2542 +2.7%
2012 0.2546 +0.1%
2013 0.2465 -3.2%
2015 0.2452 -0.6%
2018 0.1522 -37.9%
2019 0.1487 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2502 0.2243 0.2816 10
2010s 0.2213 0.1487 0.2546 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 50 Switzerland 0.1623 compare
  2. 51 Cyprus 0.1546 compare
  3. 52 United States 0.1501 compare
  4. 54 Australia 0.1417 compare
  5. 55 United Kingdom 0.1361 compare
  6. 56 Bolivia 0.1264 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Dominican Republic was 0.1487 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2816 in 2007.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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