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

Dominican Republic: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.1287 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1287
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
16th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.2815
in 2004
All-time low
0.1229
in 2018
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

00.10.20.32001201020192001: 0.1982002: 0.2232003: 0.2692004: 0.2822005: 0.252006: 0.2052007: 0.262008: 0.1952009: 0.1992010: 0.2122011: 0.2032012: 0.1842013: 0.2132015: 0.2292018: 0.1232019: 0.129

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.1287 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2815 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1229, in 2018.

That places Dominican Republic 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1982
2002 0.2234 +12.7%
2003 0.2695 +20.7%
2004 0.2815 +4.5%
2005 0.25 -11.2%
2006 0.2053 -17.9%
2007 0.2602 +26.8%
2008 0.1955 -24.9%
2009 0.1991 +1.9%
2010 0.2115 +6.2%
2011 0.2027 -4.2%
2012 0.1838 -9.3%
2013 0.2134 +16.1%
2015 0.2295 +7.5%
2018 0.1229 -46.4%
2019 0.1287 +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2314 0.1955 0.2815 9
2010s 0.1847 0.1229 0.2295 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 13 Palestine, State of 0.1971 compare
  2. 14 Costa Rica 0.1673 compare
  3. 15 South Africa 0.1572 compare
  4. 17 Australia 0.1157 compare
  5. 18 Peru 0.1087 compare
  6. 19 Paraguay 0.1083 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Dominican Republic was 0.1287 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2815 in 2004.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1229 in 2018.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Dominican Republic ranks 16th out of 25 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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