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

Italy: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.2418 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2418
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
36th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2418
in 2018
All-time low
0.1209
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.20.252007201220182007: 0.1482008: 0.1482009: 0.1432010: 0.1412011: 0.132012: 0.1262013: 0.1232014: 0.1212015: 0.1752016: 0.232017: 0.2322018: 0.242

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy stood at 0.2418. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy peaked at 0.2418 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1209, in 2014.

Italy ranks 36th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1481
2008 0.1484 +0.2%
2009 0.1428 -3.8%
2010 0.1406 -1.5%
2011 0.1304 -7.3%
2012 0.1262 -3.2%
2013 0.1227 -2.8%
2014 0.1209 -1.4%
2015 0.1755 +45.2%
2016 0.2299 +31.0%
2017 0.2324 +1.1%
2018 0.2418 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1464 0.1428 0.1484 3
2010s 0.1689 0.1209 0.2418 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 33 Ireland 0.2488 compare
  2. 34 Armenia 0.2472 compare
  3. 35 Costa Rica 0.2457 compare
  4. 37 Spain 0.2301 compare
  5. 38 Portugal 0.2282 compare
  6. 39 South Africa 0.2222 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Italy was 0.2418 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2418 in 2018.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1209 in 2014.
How does Italy rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Italy ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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