Part I – Rural Development Statistics

Handbook Chapter V

Eurostat’s views

Part I – Rural Development Statistics Indicators Most important general subjects

proposed by OECD:

Population and migration

Economic structure and performance

Social well-being and equity

Environment and sustainability

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsI Issue Indicator

I.1 Population change Change of total population

I.2 Net-migration Age specific migration by gender

I.3 Natural Population Change

Birth/death ratio and % change

I.4 Age structure changes

Age structure year 1 by and year 2 by gender

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsII Issue Indicator

II.1 Forms of employment

%age of self-employed persons

II.2 Importance of different sectors

Employment in agriculture and forestry, secondary and tertiary sector by gender

II.3 Importance of public sector

%age of employment in public sector by gender

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsII Issue Indicator

II.4 Capacity of collective tourist accommodation

Capacity of hotels and similar establishments (tourist camp sites etc.)

II.5 Weight of manufacturing

GVA in manufacturing as %age of total GVA of the area

II.6 Weight of tertiary sector

GVA in the tertiary sector as %age of total GVA of the area

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsII Issue Indicator

II.7 Relative changes of unemployment

Rate of unemployment

II.8 Weight of manufacturing

GVA in manufacturing as %age of total GVA of the area

II.9 Human capital Educational level of population by gender and age

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsII Issue Indicator

II.10 Potentially available human resources

Activity rate by gender

II.11 Relative changes of employment

Rate of employment

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsIII Issue Indicator

III.1 Availability of roads / rails

Transport system

III.2 Supply with schools

Number of primary schools per 100.000 inhabitants

III.3 Proximity to primary schools

%age of population within a certain distance to next primary school

Part I – Rural Development StatisticsIndicatorsIV Issue Indicator

IV.1 Relative wealth of the population

Households disposableincome per capita

IV.2 GDP per fulltime equivalent or per hour worked

IV.3 Poverty At-risk-of poverty rate

IV.4

Quality of life

Accommodation, housing conditions

IV.5 Durables