005.Number of Incumbents by country

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Countries reporting

Highest

62,550

Spain

Lowest

East Timor

Median

2,454

Years covered

1998–2014

Data points

498

What the numbers show

005.Number of Incumbents is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 62,550 in Spain; the lowest is 15 in East Timor.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,454, and the mean is 6,644.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,170.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 271.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 29.0%).

005.Number of Incumbents: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Spain	62,550	2014	up 15.6%	rising
2	Turkey	38,300	2013	up 77.1%	rising
3	Mexico	22,694	2011	up 5.9%	rising
4	Sweden	21,482	2006	down 5.9%	falling
5	South Africa	17,090	2012	up 21.2%	rising
6	Portugal	15,492	2012	up 37.4%	rising
7	Belgium	15,030	2013	up 1.7%	flat
8	Brazil	14,390	2014	down 5.4%	rising
9	Denmark	12,306	2012	up 0.8%	flat
10	Pakistan	11,889	2010	up 36.3%	rising
11	Norway	10,836	2014	up 1.0%	rising
12	New Zealand	9,261	2010	up 30.0%	rising
13	Bulgaria	8,521	2006	—	flat
14	Romania	7,724	2011	down 29.0%	falling
15	Croatia	6,312	2012	—	flat
16	Bangladesh	6,018	2014	up 39.4%	rising
17	Colombia	5,826	2013	down 13.3%	falling
18	Egypt	5,027	2012	down 18.3%	falling
19	Chile	4,788	2012	up 16.6%	rising
20	Peru	4,783	2013	up 62.4%	rising
21	Slovenia	4,727	2011	down 10.3%	falling
22	Estonia	3,533	2011	down 13.4%	falling
23	Morocco	3,477	2013	up 3.0%	flat
24	Guatemala	3,154	2013	up 10.4%	rising
25	Kenya	3,094	2014	up 8.3%	rising
26	Ecuador	2,457	2014	up 33.9%	rising
27	Costa Rica	2,452	2012	up 44.0%	rising
28	North Macedonia	2,018	2010	up 50.7%	rising
29	El Salvador	1,834	2009	up 9.0%	rising
30	Dominican Republic	1,657	2014	up 8.2%	rising
31	Jordan	1,605	2012	up 105.2%	rising
32	Albania	1,558	2012	up 53.3%	rising
33	Mauritius	1,484	2012	up 2.3%	flat
34	Botswana	1,130	2013	up 57.8%	rising
35	Uruguay	1,123	2012	up 28.9%	rising
36	Tanzania	1,051	2012	up 36.3%	rising
37	Madagascar	1,025	2012	—	flat
38	Nicaragua	941	2014	up 33.3%	rising
39	Georgia	873	2012	up 42.0%	falling
40	Zambia	865	2011	up 202.4%	rising
41	Bolivia	701	2012	down 4.5%	falling
42	Uganda	617	2010	up 271.7%	rising
43	Paraguay	558	2012	—	flat
44	Senegal	557	2012	up 85.0%	rising
45	Kyrgyzstan	531	2012	down 1.8%	flat
46	Cameroon	521	2013	up 15.3%	rising
47	Cambodia	424	2009	up 45.2%	rising
48	Rwanda	375	2012	up 250.5%	rising
48	Malawi	375	2012	up 47.1%	rising
50	Burkina Faso	312	2012	up 63.4%	rising
51	Gabon	131	2008	up 0.8%	rising
52	East Timor	15	2012	up 36.4%	rising

About this data

Indicator: 005.Number of Incumbents
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 52 places, 498 data points, 1998–2014
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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