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

Romania: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2685 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2685
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4722
in 2004
All-time low
0.2281
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania, 2001–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52001200920182001: 0.2282002: 0.232003: 0.2372004: 0.4722005: 0.2372007: 0.3842008: 0.4292009: 0.4182010: 0.4442011: 0.4312012: 0.2382013: 0.292014: 0.2862015: 0.2612016: 0.2362017: 0.2682018: 0.269

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania stood at 0.2685.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania peaked at 0.4722 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2281, in 2001.

That places Romania 28th 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 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania, 2001 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2281
2002 0.2297 +0.7%
2003 0.2369 +3.1%
2004 0.4722 +99.3%
2005 0.2371 -49.8%
2007 0.3843 +62.0%
2008 0.4292 +11.7%
2009 0.4176 -2.7%
2010 0.4439 +6.3%
2011 0.4308 -2.9%
2012 0.2378 -44.8%
2013 0.29 +21.9%
2014 0.2857 -1.5%
2015 0.2613 -8.6%
2016 0.2359 -9.7%
2017 0.2682 +13.7%
2018 0.2685 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3294 0.2281 0.4722 8
2010s 0.3025 0.2359 0.4439 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 25 Russian Federation 0.2897 compare
  2. 26 Ukraine 0.2892 compare
  3. 27 Honduras 0.2698 compare
  4. 29 South Africa 0.2632 compare
  5. 30 Finland 0.2564 compare
  6. 31 Portugal 0.2553 compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Romania was 0.2685 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4722 in 2004.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2281 in 2001.
How does Romania rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Romania ranks 28th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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