Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador

El Salvador: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2442 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2442
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
35th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2442
in 2021
All-time low
0.1373
in 2008
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.20.252000201020212000: 0.1562001: 0.172002: 0.1652003: 0.1422004: 0.1512005: 0.1612006: 0.1582007: 0.1422008: 0.1372009: 0.1382012: 0.182014: 0.1862015: 0.1882016: 0.2172017: 0.2362018: 0.2192019: 0.2122021: 0.244

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.2442 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.2442 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1373, in 2008.

El Salvador ranks 35th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.156
2001 0.1703 +9.1%
2002 0.165 -3.1%
2003 0.1419 -14.0%
2004 0.1514 +6.7%
2005 0.1609 +6.3%
2006 0.1578 -2.0%
2007 0.142 -10.0%
2008 0.1373 -3.3%
2009 0.1385 +0.9%
2012 0.1796 +29.7%
2014 0.1861 +3.7%
2015 0.188 +1.0%
2016 0.2169 +15.4%
2017 0.2361 +8.8%
2018 0.2186 -7.4%
2019 0.2124 -2.8%
2021 0.2442 +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1521 0.1373 0.1703 10
2010s 0.2054 0.1796 0.2361 7
2020s 0.2442 0.2442 0.2442 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador was 0.2442 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2442 in 2021.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1373 in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
El Salvador ranks 35th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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