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

Peru: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0971 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0971
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
57th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1637
in 2008
All-time low
0.0761
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.122001: 0.1252002: 0.1432004: 0.1242005: 0.1332006: 0.1252007: 0.1022008: 0.1642009: 0.1082010: 0.112011: 0.0972012: 0.1082013: 0.1082014: 0.1082015: 0.12016: 0.0882018: 0.0762019: 0.0782021: 0.097

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.0971 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in 2021.

That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Peru peaked at 0.1637 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0761, in 2018.

That places Peru 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1198
2001 0.125 +4.3%
2002 0.1428 +14.3%
2004 0.1245 -12.8%
2005 0.1326 +6.5%
2006 0.1252 -5.6%
2007 0.1016 -18.8%
2008 0.1637 +61.1%
2009 0.1083 -33.9%
2010 0.1095 +1.2%
2011 0.0966 -11.8%
2012 0.1075 +11.3%
2013 0.1082 +0.6%
2014 0.1084 +0.1%
2015 0.0995 -8.2%
2016 0.0884 -11.2%
2018 0.0761 -14.0%
2019 0.0783 +3.0%
2021 0.0971 +24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1271 0.1016 0.1637 9
2010s 0.0969 0.0761 0.1095 9
2020s 0.0971 0.0971 0.0971 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 54 United Kingdom 0.1502 compare
  2. 55 Australia 0.1288 compare
  3. 56 Mexico 0.0972 compare
  4. 58 Morocco 0.0892 compare
  5. 59 Chile 0.0699 compare
  6. 60 Brazil 0.0692 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Peru?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Peru was 0.0971 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1637 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0761 in 2018.
How does Peru rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Peru ranks 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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