Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa

South Africa: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.2632 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2632
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
29th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2887
in 2017
All-time low
0.2076
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2020

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa, 2000–2020

00.10.20.32000201020202000: 0.2082001: 0.2142003: 0.2092008: 0.2262009: 0.2122010: 0.2152012: 0.2122013: 0.2322014: 0.2672015: 0.2742016: 0.2772017: 0.2892018: 0.2642019: 0.272020: 0.263

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa stood at 0.2632.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa peaked at 0.2887 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2076, in 2000.

That places South Africa 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2076
2001 0.2141 +3.2%
2003 0.2094 -2.2%
2008 0.2263 +8.1%
2009 0.2124 -6.1%
2010 0.2149 +1.2%
2012 0.2123 -1.2%
2013 0.2324 +9.5%
2014 0.2668 +14.8%
2015 0.2741 +2.8%
2016 0.277 +1.0%
2017 0.2887 +4.2%
2018 0.2643 -8.4%
2019 0.2698 +2.1%
2020 0.2632 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.214 0.2076 0.2263 5
2010s 0.2556 0.2123 0.2887 9
2020s 0.2632 0.2632 0.2632 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 26 Ukraine 0.2892 compare
  2. 27 Honduras 0.2698 compare
  3. 28 Romania 0.2685 compare
  4. 30 Finland 0.2564 compare
  5. 31 Portugal 0.2553 compare
  6. 32 Guatemala 0.2549 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in South Africa was 0.2632 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.2887 in 2017.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 in 2000.
How does South Africa rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
South Africa ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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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