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

Uruguay: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.0115 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0115
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
25th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.0169
in 2009
All-time low
0.0041
in 2007
Years of data
10
2006–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay, 2006–2017

0.0050.010.0152006201120172006: 0.0132007: 0.0042008: 0.0042009: 0.0172010: 0.0092011: 0.012012: 0.0152014: 0.0142015: 0.012017: 0.011

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay is 0.0115, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 180.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay peaked at 0.0169 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0041, in 2007.

That places Uruguay 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0127
2007 0.0041 -67.9%
2008 0.0043 +5.2%
2009 0.0169 +293.2%
2010 0.0094 -44.4%
2011 0.0105 +11.3%
2012 0.0153 +46.5%
2014 0.0141 -8.2%
2015 0.0105 -25.7%
2017 0.0115 +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0095 0.0041 0.0169 4
2010s 0.0119 0.0094 0.0153 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 South Africa 0.0574 compare
  2. 23 Peru 0.0517 compare
  3. 24 Paraguay 0.0336 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay was 0.0115 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0169 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 180.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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
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