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

Uruguay: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0185 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0185
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
63rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0344
in 2011
All-time low
0.0174
in 2017
Years of data
14
2006–2020

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay, 2006–2020

00.010.020.032006201320202006: 0.0252007: 0.0272008: 0.0242009: 0.032010: 0.0222011: 0.0342012: 0.0322014: 0.0272015: 0.0222016: 0.0262017: 0.0172018: 0.0292019: 0.0212020: 0.019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay stood at 0.0185.

The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.0344 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0174, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.0253
2007 0.0271 +7.3%
2008 0.024 -11.6%
2009 0.0305 +27.2%
2010 0.0215 -29.4%
2011 0.0344 +59.8%
2012 0.0316 -8.2%
2014 0.027 -14.6%
2015 0.022 -18.6%
2016 0.0263 +19.7%
2017 0.0174 -34.0%
2018 0.0287 +65.0%
2019 0.0215 -25.0%
2020 0.0185 -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0267 0.024 0.0305 4
2010s 0.0256 0.0174 0.0344 9
2020s 0.0185 0.0185 0.0185 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 60 Brazil 0.0692 compare
  2. 61 Colombia 0.0626 compare
  3. 62 Mongolia 0.0558 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees in Uruguay was 0.0185 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0344 in 2011.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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