Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.1536 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1536
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
53rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2768
in 2004
All-time low
0.1536
in 2019
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic, 2000–2019

00.10.20.32000200920192000: 0.222001: 0.2372002: 0.2422003: 0.262004: 0.2772005: 0.2412006: 0.2362007: 0.2762008: 0.2372009: 0.2212010: 0.2292011: 0.2542012: 0.2412013: 0.2532015: 0.2612018: 0.1572019: 0.154

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.1536 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2768 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1536, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 53rd out of 63 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2205
2001 0.2372 +7.6%
2002 0.2417 +1.9%
2003 0.2596 +7.4%
2004 0.2768 +6.6%
2005 0.2407 -13.0%
2006 0.2356 -2.1%
2007 0.276 +17.1%
2008 0.2374 -14.0%
2009 0.2212 -6.8%
2010 0.2291 +3.6%
2011 0.2544 +11.0%
2012 0.2408 -5.3%
2013 0.2528 +5.0%
2015 0.2612 +3.3%
2018 0.1574 -39.7%
2019 0.1536 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2447 0.2205 0.2768 10
2010s 0.2213 0.1536 0.2612 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 50 Cyprus 0.1575 compare
  2. 51 Tunisia 0.1556 compare
  3. 52 Greece 0.1541 compare
  4. 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1502 compare
  5. 55 Australia 0.1288 compare
  6. 56 Mexico 0.0972 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Dominican Republic was 0.1536 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2768 in 2004.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1536 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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