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

Italy: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2347 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2347
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2347
in 2018
All-time low
0.1418
in 2013
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.20.252007201220182007: 0.1582008: 0.1592009: 0.152010: 0.1562011: 0.1622012: 0.1562013: 0.1422014: 0.1462015: 0.1722016: 0.232017: 0.2342018: 0.235

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy is 0.2347, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy peaked at 0.2347 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1418, in 2013.

That places Italy 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1583
2008 0.1595 +0.8%
2009 0.1497 -6.1%
2010 0.156 +4.2%
2011 0.1621 +3.9%
2012 0.1558 -3.9%
2013 0.1418 -9.0%
2014 0.1455 +2.7%
2015 0.172 +18.2%
2016 0.2303 +33.9%
2017 0.2342 +1.7%
2018 0.2347 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1558 0.1497 0.1595 3
2010s 0.1814 0.1418 0.2347 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Italy was 0.2347 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2347 in 2018.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 in 2013.
How does Italy rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Italy ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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