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

Portugal: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2553 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2553
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
31st
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2641
in 2007
All-time low
0.2338
in 2013
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.2642008: 0.2552009: 0.2642010: 0.2632011: 0.2532012: 0.2542013: 0.2342014: 0.2452015: 0.2432016: 0.2482017: 0.252018: 0.255

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Portugal is 0.2553, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Portugal peaked at 0.2641 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2338, in 2013.

That places Portugal 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2641
2008 0.2552 -3.4%
2009 0.2637 +3.3%
2010 0.2628 -0.3%
2011 0.2528 -3.8%
2012 0.2535 +0.3%
2013 0.2338 -7.8%
2014 0.2445 +4.6%
2015 0.2428 -0.7%
2016 0.2484 +2.3%
2017 0.2503 +0.8%
2018 0.2553 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.261 0.2552 0.2641 3
2010s 0.2494 0.2338 0.2628 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 28 Romania 0.2685 compare
  2. 29 South Africa 0.2632 compare
  3. 30 Finland 0.2564 compare
  4. 32 Guatemala 0.2549 compare
  5. 33 Serbia 0.2527 compare
  6. 34 Cameroon 0.2443 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Portugal?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Portugal was 0.2553 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2641 in 2007.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2338 in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Portugal ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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