Higher per capita income is generally associated with more developed economies. Economic development typically involves a structural transformation where the share of the workforce engaged in the primary sector (agriculture) declines, while the share in the secondary (industry) and tertiary (services) sectors increases. Therefore, as per capita income rises, the proportion of the active population in agriculture tends to decrease, indicating an inverse correlation.
Higher per capita income is inversely correlated with the proportion of active population engaged in
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