Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.4%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Uganda
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 774.8%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 82.1%).
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | up 342.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 305.2% | rising |
| 7 | China | 0.2% | 2013 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 9 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2013 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2013 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 23 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2011 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 30 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 45 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 55 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 56 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 57 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 61 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 37.0% | flat |
| 64 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 774.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 69 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 72 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2017 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 79 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 81 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2006 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2017 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 85 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 86 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | up 181.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 88 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2009 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | down 27.5% | volatile |