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

Russia: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2897 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2897
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3018
in 2013
All-time low
0.2098
in 2001
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia, 2000–2016

00.10.20.32000200820162000: 0.2192001: 0.212002: 0.2322003: 0.2122004: 0.2472005: 0.262006: 0.272007: 0.2752008: 0.272009: 0.2852010: 0.2932011: 0.2882012: 0.2952013: 0.3022014: 0.2832015: 0.2852016: 0.29

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia is 0.2897, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia peaked at 0.3018 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2098, in 2001.

That places Russia 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2188
2001 0.2098 -4.1%
2002 0.2323 +10.7%
2003 0.2118 -8.8%
2004 0.2475 +16.8%
2005 0.2598 +5.0%
2006 0.2698 +3.8%
2007 0.2745 +1.8%
2008 0.2697 -1.8%
2009 0.2853 +5.8%
2010 0.2935 +2.9%
2011 0.2879 -1.9%
2012 0.2948 +2.4%
2013 0.3018 +2.4%
2014 0.2832 -6.2%
2015 0.2847 +0.5%
2016 0.2897 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2479 0.2098 0.2853 10
2010s 0.2908 0.2832 0.3018 7

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 22 Ireland 0.3027 compare
  2. 23 France 0.2992 compare
  3. 24 Estonia 0.2988 compare
  4. 26 Ukraine 0.2892 compare
  5. 27 Honduras 0.2698 compare
  6. 28 Romania 0.2685 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Russia was 0.2897 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3018 in 2013.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2098 in 2001.
How does Russia rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Russia ranks 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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