Employment in the public administration sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
0.4%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Tanzania
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Tanzania.
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 51.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 625.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 81.4%).
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | up 325.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 96.9% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | up 243.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 293.9% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 8 | China | 0.2% | 2013 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2013 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 12 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 15 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 17 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2013 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 18 | Palestine | 0.2% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2011 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 30 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 40 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 42 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2019 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 47 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 51 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 55 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2013 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 57 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | up 31.4% | flat |
| 58 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 60 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 62 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 625.1% | volatile |
| 63 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 67 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 69 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 70 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 277.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2017 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 81 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2006 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 82 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2017 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 85 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 86 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 88 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 92 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2020 | down 68.8% | volatile |