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

Estonia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2988 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2988
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
24th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.521
in 2005
All-time low
0.2988
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.4722005: 0.5212006: 0.5152007: 0.5082008: 0.4712009: 0.4572010: 0.4642011: 0.4752012: 0.3882013: 0.3872014: 0.3862015: 0.3692016: 0.3772017: 0.3982018: 0.299

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia stood at 0.2988. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia peaked at 0.521 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2988, in 2018.

Estonia ranks 24th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4716
2005 0.521 +10.5%
2006 0.5155 -1.1%
2007 0.5077 -1.5%
2008 0.4711 -7.2%
2009 0.4572 -2.9%
2010 0.4639 +1.5%
2011 0.4747 +2.3%
2012 0.388 -18.3%
2013 0.3871 -0.2%
2014 0.3861 -0.3%
2015 0.3692 -4.4%
2016 0.3769 +2.1%
2017 0.3981 +5.6%
2018 0.2988 -24.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4907 0.4572 0.521 6
2010s 0.3936 0.2988 0.4747 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 21 Jordan 0.3077 compare
  2. 22 Ireland 0.3027 compare
  3. 23 France 0.2992 compare
  4. 25 Russian Federation 0.2897 compare
  5. 26 Ukraine 0.2892 compare
  6. 27 Honduras 0.2698 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Estonia was 0.2988 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2005.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 in 2018.
How does Estonia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Estonia ranks 24th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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