Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador

Ecuador: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.0967 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0967
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
17th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.1002
in 2015
All-time low
0.0176
in 2007
Years of data
11
2000–2017

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador, 2000–2017

0.020.040.060.080.12000200820172000: 0.0822004: 0.0362005: 0.0232006: 0.0492007: 0.0182012: 0.0322013: 0.0622014: 0.0732015: 0.12016: 0.0752017: 0.097

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador is 0.0967, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 449.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador peaked at 0.1002 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0176, in 2007.

Ecuador ranks 17th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0822
2004 0.0363 -55.8%
2005 0.0232 -36.0%
2006 0.0489 +110.4%
2007 0.0176 -64.0%
2012 0.032 +82.0%
2013 0.0622 +94.1%
2014 0.0726 +16.7%
2015 0.1002 +38.0%
2016 0.0747 -25.4%
2017 0.0967 +29.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0416 0.0176 0.0822 5
2010s 0.0731 0.032 0.1002 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 14 Australia 0.1115 compare
  2. 15 Palestine, State of 0.108 compare
  3. 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1006 compare
  4. 18 Chile 0.0741 compare
  5. 19 El Salvador 0.0594 compare
  6. 20 Honduras 0.0493 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Ecuador was 0.0967 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1002 in 2015.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 in 2007.
How does Ecuador rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
Ecuador ranks 17th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 449.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 247 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed