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

Sri Lanka: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.7872 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7872
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
1st
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.8779
in 2007
All-time low
0.7872
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.8572003: 0.8142004: 0.8212006: 0.8652007: 0.8782008: 0.8532009: 0.862011: 0.8672012: 0.8072013: 0.8282014: 0.8252015: 0.8422016: 0.787

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka stood at 0.7872. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8779 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7872, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 25 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.8572
2003 0.8138 -5.1%
2004 0.8209 +0.9%
2006 0.8651 +5.4%
2007 0.8779 +1.5%
2008 0.8531 -2.8%
2009 0.8595 +0.8%
2011 0.867 +0.9%
2012 0.8069 -6.9%
2013 0.8278 +2.6%
2014 0.825 -0.3%
2015 0.8424 +2.1%
2016 0.7872 -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8497 0.8138 0.8779 7
2010s 0.8261 0.7872 0.867 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Philippines 0.5987 compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 0.451 compare
  3. 4 Armenia 0.4465 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Sri Lanka was 0.7872 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8779 in 2007.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7872 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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