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

Romania: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.3351 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3351
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
21st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4927
in 2004
All-time low
0.209
in 2001
Years of data
18
2000–2018

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania, 2000–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52000200920182000: 0.4072001: 0.2092002: 0.212003: 0.222004: 0.4932005: 0.2372007: 0.4032008: 0.4562009: 0.4542010: 0.4662011: 0.4782012: 0.2742013: 0.3292014: 0.3422015: 0.2932016: 0.2942017: 0.3222018: 0.335

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania stood at 0.3351.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania peaked at 0.4927 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.209, in 2001.

That places Romania 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4074
2001 0.209 -48.7%
2002 0.2102 +0.6%
2003 0.2197 +4.5%
2004 0.4927 +124.3%
2005 0.2367 -52.0%
2007 0.4029 +70.2%
2008 0.4559 +13.1%
2009 0.454 -0.4%
2010 0.4656 +2.5%
2011 0.478 +2.7%
2012 0.2737 -42.7%
2013 0.3288 +20.1%
2014 0.3418 +3.9%
2015 0.293 -14.3%
2016 0.2939 +0.3%
2017 0.3217 +9.5%
2018 0.3351 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3432 0.209 0.4927 9
2010s 0.348 0.2737 0.478 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 18 Iceland 0.3594 compare
  2. 19 El Salvador 0.3441 compare
  3. 20 France 0.3369 compare
  4. 22 Latvia 0.3268 compare
  5. 23 Hungary 0.3202 compare
  6. 24 Serbia 0.3123 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Romania was 0.3351 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4927 in 2004.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.209 in 2001.
How does Romania rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Romania ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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