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 0.0446 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0446
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
24th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.091
in 2001
All-time low
0.0296
in 2008
Years of data
17
2001–2017

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

0.020.040.060.080.12001200920172001: 0.0912002: 0.0572003: 0.0882004: 0.0562005: 0.0422006: 0.0682007: 0.0562008: 0.032009: 0.042010: 0.0372011: 0.0362012: 0.0352013: 0.0342014: 0.0392015: 0.0322016: 0.0392017: 0.045

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia stood at 0.0446.

That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia peaked at 0.091 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0296, in 2008.

Colombia ranks 24th 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: Public Administration in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.091
2002 0.0566 -37.8%
2003 0.0875 +54.6%
2004 0.0559 -36.1%
2005 0.0417 -25.3%
2006 0.0682 +63.4%
2007 0.0562 -17.5%
2008 0.0296 -47.3%
2009 0.0402 +35.7%
2010 0.0371 -7.7%
2011 0.0361 -2.8%
2012 0.0355 -1.7%
2013 0.0344 -3.0%
2014 0.0394 +14.6%
2015 0.0321 -18.5%
2016 0.0386 +20.1%
2017 0.0446 +15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0586 0.0296 0.091 9
2010s 0.0372 0.0321 0.0446 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Morocco 0.1014 compare
  2. 22 Chile 0.0708 compare
  3. 23 Brazil 0.0523 compare
  4. 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 Colombia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Colombia was 0.0446 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 0.091 in 2001.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 in 2008.
How does Colombia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Colombia ranks 24th 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 20.8%. 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: 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
Last refreshed