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

Uruguay: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.0143 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0143
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.027
in 2009
All-time low
0.0143
in 2017
Years of data
10
2006–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay, 2006–2017

00.010.020.032006201120172006: 0.022007: 0.0212008: 0.0192009: 0.0272010: 0.0162011: 0.0262012: 0.0222014: 0.022015: 0.0152017: 0.014

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0143 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay peaked at 0.027 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0143, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 25th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Uruguay, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0198
2007 0.021 +6.2%
2008 0.0186 -11.2%
2009 0.027 +45.0%
2010 0.0158 -41.7%
2011 0.0259 +64.2%
2012 0.022 -14.9%
2014 0.0198 -9.9%
2015 0.0147 -26.0%
2017 0.0143 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0216 0.0186 0.027 4
2010s 0.0188 0.0143 0.0259 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Chile 0.0708 compare
  2. 23 Brazil 0.0523 compare
  3. 24 Colombia 0.0446 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Uruguay was 0.0143 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.027 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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