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

Sri Lanka: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.6802 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6802
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8083
in 2008
All-time low
0.6586
in 2012
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.8022001: 0.7882002: 0.7652003: 0.6992004: 0.7612006: 0.82007: 0.7412008: 0.8082009: 0.7482011: 0.7672012: 0.6592013: 0.7292014: 0.7392015: 0.732016: 0.68

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Sri Lanka is 0.6802, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8083 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6586, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8024
2001 0.788 -1.8%
2002 0.7647 -3.0%
2003 0.6987 -8.6%
2004 0.7615 +9.0%
2006 0.7999 +5.0%
2007 0.7415 -7.3%
2008 0.8083 +9.0%
2009 0.7476 -7.5%
2011 0.7667 +2.6%
2012 0.6586 -14.1%
2013 0.7293 +10.7%
2014 0.7389 +1.3%
2015 0.7304 -1.1%
2016 0.6802 -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7681 0.6987 0.8083 9
2010s 0.7173 0.6586 0.7667 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Philippines 0.4966 compare
  2. 3 Georgia 0.37 compare
  3. 4 Viet Nam 0.3507 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Sri Lanka?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in Sri Lanka was 0.6802 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8083 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6586 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 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
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