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

Finland: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.2528 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2528
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
31st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5038
in 2008
All-time low
0.2528
in 2018
Years of data
7
2008–2018

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Finland, 2008–2018

00.20.40.62008201320182008: 0.5042013: 0.3062014: 0.2532015: 0.2662016: 0.2612017: 0.262018: 0.253

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.2528 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Finland peaked at 0.5038 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2528, in 2018.

Finland ranks 31st of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Finland, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5038
2013 0.306 -39.3%
2014 0.2534 -17.2%
2015 0.2658 +4.9%
2016 0.2607 -1.9%
2017 0.2603 -0.1%
2018 0.2528 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5038 0.5038 0.5038 1
2010s 0.2665 0.2528 0.306 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 28 Georgia 0.2692 compare
  2. 29 Paraguay 0.2615 compare
  3. 30 Ecuador 0.2572 compare
  4. 32 Bulgaria 0.2519 compare
  5. 33 Ireland 0.2488 compare
  6. 34 Armenia 0.2472 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Finland?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Finland was 0.2528 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5038 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2528 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Finland ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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