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

Brazil: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.0523 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0523
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
23rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.0649
in 2009
All-time low
0.0415
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.020.040.062002200920172002: 0.052003: 0.0412004: 0.0592005: 0.0582006: 0.0582007: 0.0592008: 0.0622009: 0.0652011: 0.0612012: 0.0612014: 0.0612015: 0.0562017: 0.052

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Brazil is 0.0523, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Brazil peaked at 0.0649 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0415, in 2003.

That places Brazil 23rd out of 25 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0502
2003 0.0415 -17.3%
2004 0.0593 +43.1%
2005 0.0579 -2.4%
2006 0.0584 +0.8%
2007 0.0595 +1.9%
2008 0.0618 +4.0%
2009 0.0649 +4.9%
2011 0.0615 -5.3%
2012 0.0611 -0.6%
2014 0.0607 -0.6%
2015 0.0558 -8.2%
2017 0.0523 -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0567 0.0415 0.0649 8
2010s 0.0583 0.0523 0.0615 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 20 Zambia 0.1032 compare
  2. 21 Morocco 0.1014 compare
  3. 22 Chile 0.0708 compare
  4. 24 Colombia 0.0446 compare
  5. 25 Uruguay 0.0143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Brazil?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Brazil was 0.0523 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0649 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Brazil ranks 23rd out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 267 data points, 2000–2021
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