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

Panama: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.1699 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1699
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
48th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2088
in 2000
All-time low
0.1584
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.2092001: 0.1792002: 0.1882003: 0.1862004: 0.192005: 0.1982006: 0.2042007: 0.1912008: 0.1882009: 0.182010: 0.1862011: 0.1582012: 0.1652015: 0.1712016: 0.1652017: 0.1692018: 0.1762019: 0.1752021: 0.17

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Panama is 0.1699, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Panama peaked at 0.2088 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1584, in 2011.

Panama ranks 48th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2088
2001 0.1788 -14.4%
2002 0.1877 +5.0%
2003 0.1863 -0.8%
2004 0.1902 +2.1%
2005 0.1982 +4.2%
2006 0.2037 +2.8%
2007 0.191 -6.2%
2008 0.1879 -1.6%
2009 0.1798 -4.3%
2010 0.1862 +3.6%
2011 0.1584 -14.9%
2012 0.165 +4.1%
2015 0.1708 +3.5%
2016 0.1653 -3.2%
2017 0.1692 +2.4%
2018 0.1759 +3.9%
2019 0.1748 -0.6%
2021 0.1699 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1913 0.1788 0.2088 10
2010s 0.1707 0.1584 0.1862 8
2020s 0.1699 0.1699 0.1699 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 45 Palestine, State of 0.1882 compare
  2. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1821 compare
  3. 47 Switzerland 0.1821 compare
  4. 49 Ecuador 0.167 compare
  5. 50 Cyprus 0.1575 compare
  6. 51 Tunisia 0.1556 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Panama?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Panama was 0.1699 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2088 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1584 in 2011.
How does Panama rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Panama ranks 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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