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

Poland: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.3638 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3638
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
16th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4245
in 2009
All-time low
0.3135
in 2004
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland, 2001–2017

00.10.20.30.42001200920172001: 0.3232002: 0.3292003: 0.3212004: 0.3132005: 0.3662006: 0.3732007: 0.3952008: 0.4142009: 0.4252010: 0.4142011: 0.4172012: 0.3732013: 0.3822014: 0.3612015: 0.3832016: 0.3762017: 0.364

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland is 0.3638, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland peaked at 0.4245 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3135, in 2004.

That places Poland 16th out of 63 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3231
2002 0.3292 +1.9%
2003 0.3208 -2.6%
2004 0.3135 -2.3%
2005 0.3658 +16.7%
2006 0.3727 +1.9%
2007 0.3953 +6.1%
2008 0.4144 +4.8%
2009 0.4245 +2.4%
2010 0.4138 -2.5%
2011 0.4166 +0.7%
2012 0.3732 -10.4%
2013 0.3818 +2.3%
2014 0.3613 -5.4%
2015 0.3827 +5.9%
2016 0.3763 -1.7%
2017 0.3638 -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3621 0.3135 0.4245 9
2010s 0.3837 0.3613 0.4166 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 13 Luxembourg 0.3679 compare
  2. 14 Czechia 0.3659 compare
  3. 15 Croatia 0.3659 compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.36 compare
  5. 18 Iceland 0.3594 compare
  6. 19 El Salvador 0.3441 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Poland was 0.3638 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4245 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3135 in 2004.
How does Poland rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Poland ranks 16th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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