Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America

United States of America: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation was 0.1943 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.1943
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
8th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.2131
in 2014
All-time low
0.1595
in 2011
Years of data
7
2010–2018

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America, 2010–2018

00.050.10.150.22010201420182010: 0.1892011: 0.162012: 0.1852014: 0.2132015: 0.1862017: 0.1692018: 0.194

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America is 0.1943, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America peaked at 0.2131 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1595, in 2011.

United States of America ranks 8th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.1885
2011 0.1595 -15.4%
2012 0.1853 +16.1%
2014 0.2131 +15.0%
2015 0.1857 -12.8%
2017 0.1686 -9.2%
2018 0.1943 +15.3%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Pakistan 0.2575 compare
  2. 6 Republic of Moldova 0.2033 compare
  3. 7 Costa Rica 0.1959
  4. 9 Russian Federation 0.164 compare
  5. 10 Jordan 0.1498 compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1424 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation in United States of America was 0.1943 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.2131 in 2014.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1595 in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by occupation rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America 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