Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia

Colombia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.0688 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0688
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
20th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.1462
in 2006
All-time low
0.0433
in 2005
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia, 2001–2017

0.050.0750.10.1250.152001200920172001: 0.0562002: 0.1392003: 0.0992004: 0.0562005: 0.0432006: 0.1462007: 0.1132008: 0.0912009: 0.082010: 0.0862011: 0.0832012: 0.072013: 0.0782014: 0.0822015: 0.0762016: 0.0572017: 0.069

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia is 0.0688, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia peaked at 0.1462 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0433, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 20th of 25 countries on this measure, 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 public paid employees, by industry in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0559
2002 0.1392 +149.0%
2003 0.0986 -29.2%
2004 0.0565 -42.7%
2005 0.0433 -23.4%
2006 0.1462 +237.7%
2007 0.1128 -22.8%
2008 0.0912 -19.1%
2009 0.0804 -11.8%
2010 0.0861 +7.1%
2011 0.0828 -3.8%
2012 0.0702 -15.3%
2013 0.0784 +11.7%
2014 0.0819 +4.5%
2015 0.0764 -6.8%
2016 0.0566 -25.9%
2017 0.0688 +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0916 0.0433 0.1462 9
2010s 0.0752 0.0566 0.0861 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 El Salvador 0.0854 compare
  2. 18 Brazil 0.0842 compare
  3. 19 Chile 0.0704 compare
  4. 21 Morocco 0.0656 compare
  5. 22 South Africa 0.0574 compare
  6. 23 Peru 0.0517 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia was 0.0688 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1462 in 2006.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 269 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed