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

Philippines: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.4966 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4966
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
2nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.5084
in 2017
All-time low
0.2031
in 2002
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Philippines, 2001–2019

00.20.40.62001201020192001: 0.2192002: 0.2032003: 0.2932004: 0.2072005: 0.232007: 0.3342008: 0.3482009: 0.3262010: 0.3472011: 0.2812012: 0.3132013: 0.3392014: 0.3442015: 0.342016: 0.4352017: 0.5082018: 0.4782019: 0.497

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Philippines is 0.4966, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Philippines peaked at 0.5084 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2031, in 2002.

That places Philippines 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2187
2002 0.2031 -7.2%
2003 0.2932 +44.4%
2004 0.207 -29.4%
2005 0.2295 +10.9%
2007 0.3338 +45.4%
2008 0.3482 +4.3%
2009 0.3259 -6.4%
2010 0.3471 +6.5%
2011 0.2814 -18.9%
2012 0.3127 +11.1%
2013 0.3386 +8.3%
2014 0.3438 +1.6%
2015 0.3401 -1.1%
2016 0.4354 +28.0%
2017 0.5084 +16.8%
2018 0.4777 -6.0%
2019 0.4966 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2699 0.2031 0.3482 8
2010s 0.3882 0.2814 0.5084 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 0.6802 compare
  2. 3 Georgia 0.37 compare
  3. 4 Viet Nam 0.3507 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 0.2575 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Philippines?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Philippines was 0.4966 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.5084 in 2017.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2031 in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
Philippines ranks 2nd out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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