Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia

Australia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.1288 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1288
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
55th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1337
in 2014
All-time low
0.1084
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia, 2002–2015

00.050.10.152002200820152002: 0.1082003: 0.1112004: 0.112005: 0.1162006: 0.112007: 0.112008: 0.1142009: 0.1162010: 0.1192011: 0.1192012: 0.1242013: 0.1262014: 0.1342015: 0.129

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia is 0.1288, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia peaked at 0.1337 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1084, in 2002.

Australia ranks 55th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1084
2003 0.1113 +2.6%
2004 0.1102 -1.0%
2005 0.1161 +5.4%
2006 0.1098 -5.4%
2007 0.1096 -0.2%
2008 0.1135 +3.6%
2009 0.1162 +2.4%
2010 0.1193 +2.7%
2011 0.1194 +0.1%
2012 0.1243 +4.1%
2013 0.1256 +1.1%
2014 0.1337 +6.4%
2015 0.1288 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1119 0.1084 0.1162 8
2010s 0.1252 0.1193 0.1337 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 52 Greece 0.1541 compare
  2. 53 Dominican Republic 0.1536 compare
  3. 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1502 compare
  4. 56 Mexico 0.0972 compare
  5. 57 Peru 0.0971 compare
  6. 58 Morocco 0.0892 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Australia was 0.1288 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1337 in 2014.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1084 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Australia ranks 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2015.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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