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

Pakistan: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.451 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.451
World rank
3rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.4862
in 2010
All-time low
0.4174
in 2008
Years of data
10
2001–2020

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Pakistan, 2001–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52001201020202001: 0.482003: 0.4632005: 0.4572008: 0.4172009: 0.482010: 0.4862012: 0.4512013: 0.4312014: 0.4232020: 0.451

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Pakistan stood at 0.451.

The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Pakistan peaked at 0.4862 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4174, in 2008.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4804
2003 0.4634 -3.5%
2005 0.4572 -1.3%
2008 0.4174 -8.7%
2009 0.4803 +15.1%
2010 0.4862 +1.2%
2012 0.4507 -7.3%
2013 0.4312 -4.3%
2014 0.4229 -1.9%
2020 0.451 +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4597 0.4174 0.4804 5
2010s 0.4477 0.4229 0.4862 4
2020s 0.451 0.451 0.451 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 0.7872 compare
  2. 2 Philippines 0.5987 compare
  3. 4 Armenia 0.4465 compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.4209 compare
  5. 6 Jordan 0.3269 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Pakistan?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Pakistan was 0.451 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4862 in 2010.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4174 in 2008.
How does Pakistan rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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