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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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