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

Latvia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.386 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.386
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
12th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5248
in 2011
All-time low
0.3667
in 2017
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.20.40.62007201220182007: 0.5222008: 0.4792009: 0.5012010: 0.5192011: 0.5252012: 0.4882013: 0.5012014: 0.4642015: 0.3852016: 0.392017: 0.3672018: 0.386

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia stood at 0.386.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia peaked at 0.5248 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3667, in 2017.

That places Latvia 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.522
2008 0.4793 -8.2%
2009 0.5007 +4.5%
2010 0.5187 +3.6%
2011 0.5248 +1.2%
2012 0.4876 -7.1%
2013 0.5014 +2.8%
2014 0.464 -7.5%
2015 0.3853 -17.0%
2016 0.3901 +1.3%
2017 0.3667 -6.0%
2018 0.386 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5006 0.4793 0.522 3
2010s 0.4472 0.3667 0.5248 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 9 Georgia 0.4427 compare
  2. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.4368 compare
  3. 11 Armenia 0.4072 compare
  4. 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.374 compare
  5. 14 Iceland 0.3737 compare
  6. 15 Slovakia 0.3665 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Latvia was 0.386 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5248 in 2011.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3667 in 2017.
How does Latvia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Latvia ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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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