Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
88
Highest
0.4%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180

What the numbers show

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of.

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 29.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 368.4%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 82.2%).

Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 0.4% 2018 up 197.4% volatile
2 Jordan 0.4% 2016 up 107.1% flat
3 China 0.3% 2013 up 30.6% volatile
4 Georgia 0.3% 2013 down 3.4% flat
5 Argentina 0.3% 2021 up 254.8% volatile
6 Uruguay 0.3% 2021 up 368.4% volatile
7 Paraguay 0.3% 2017 up 42.9% rising
8 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 up 46.7% rising
9 Belize 0.3% 1999 down 8.1% falling
10 Panama 0.3% 2021 up 0.4% falling
11 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 296.0% rising
12 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 4.2% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 up 28.9% flat
14 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 32.3% volatile
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% 2021 up 255.3% volatile
16 Luxembourg 0.2% 2016 up 86.3% flat
17 Guatemala 0.2% 2011 down 27.7% falling
18 Peru 0.2% 2021 up 207.7% volatile
19 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 up 202.8% volatile
20 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 121.0% volatile
21 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 14.2% flat
22 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 20.6% rising
23 Ukraine 0.1% 2013 down 70.5% falling
24 Malta 0.1% 2016 up 17.9% rising
25 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 35.4% rising
26 France 0.1% 2016 down 17.9% falling
27 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 7.1% flat
28 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 down 14.3% flat
29 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 down 59.0% falling
30 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 2.5% flat
31 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 down 43.5% falling
32 Mongolia 0.1% 2016 up 62.7% volatile
33 Hungary 0.1% 2016 up 27.8% rising
34 Norway 0.1% 2016 up 48.2% rising
35 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 down 6.0% falling
36 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2019 down 15.9% volatile
37 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 232.8% volatile
38 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 18.0% falling
39 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2017 down 31.6% falling
40 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 11.0% rising
41 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 12.2% falling
42 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 147.9% volatile
43 Sweden 0.1% 2016 up 16.1% flat
44 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 up 2.6% flat
45 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 12.8% volatile
46 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 20.8% rising
47 Netherlands 0.1% 2004 down 10.4% falling
48 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 11.0% rising
49 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 46.0% rising
50 Denmark 0.1% 2016 down 11.6% falling
51 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 12.4% rising
52 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 8.2% rising
53 Egypt 0.1% 2019 down 34.1% volatile
54 Türkiye 0.1% 2013 volatile
55 Iceland 0.1% 2013 up 2.7% rising
56 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 14.7% falling
57 Romania 0.1% 2016 up 187.4% rising
58 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 6.6% volatile
59 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 3.3% falling
60 Austria 0.1% 2003 down 19.5% falling
61 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 down 42.4% volatile
62 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 23.3% falling
63 Malawi 0.1% 2016 up 36.8% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 13.2% volatile
65 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 6.8% falling
66 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 36.3% rising
67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 37.9% flat
68 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 down 71.9% falling
69 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 4.2% rising
70 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 14.2% falling
71 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 down 0.7% falling
72 Gambia 0.0% 2020 down 72.3% falling
73 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 74.9% volatile
74 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 28.7% falling
75 United States of America 0.0% 2018 down 22.0% volatile
76 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 down 10.8% volatile
77 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 59.3% volatile
77 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 59.3% volatile
79 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 down 60.8% volatile
80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2002 down 31.0% falling
81 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 80.2% volatile
82 India 0.0% 2019 down 39.4% falling
83 Honduras 0.0% 2017 down 82.2% falling
84 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 17.6% falling
85 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 7.4% flat
86 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 40.9% falling
87 Uganda 0.0% 2016 down 49.4% volatile
88 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 76.8% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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