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

Brazil: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0692 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0692
World rank
60th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.086
in 2009
All-time low
0.0636
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.020.040.060.082001201120212001: 0.0732002: 0.0662003: 0.0642004: 0.0792005: 0.082006: 0.0782007: 0.0792008: 0.0792009: 0.0862011: 0.0762012: 0.0792014: 0.0842015: 0.0822016: 0.0782017: 0.0762021: 0.069

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0692 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in 2021.

That represents a change of down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Brazil peaked at 0.086 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0636, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 60th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0734
2002 0.0658 -10.4%
2003 0.0636 -3.3%
2004 0.0788 +23.8%
2005 0.0799 +1.4%
2006 0.0781 -2.2%
2007 0.0789 +1.0%
2008 0.0795 +0.7%
2009 0.086 +8.2%
2011 0.0759 -11.8%
2012 0.0786 +3.6%
2014 0.0842 +7.2%
2015 0.0821 -2.5%
2016 0.0778 -5.3%
2017 0.0756 -2.8%
2021 0.0692 -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.076 0.0636 0.086 9
2010s 0.079 0.0756 0.0842 6
2020s 0.0692 0.0692 0.0692 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 57 Peru 0.0971 compare
  2. 58 Morocco 0.0892 compare
  3. 59 Chile 0.0699 compare
  4. 61 Colombia 0.0626 compare
  5. 62 Mongolia 0.0558 compare
  6. 63 Uruguay 0.0185 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Brazil?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Brazil was 0.0692 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.086 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0636 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Brazil ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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