Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
0.5%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
782
What the numbers show
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 967.6%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 967.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2016 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.5% | 2014 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo | 0.5% | 2014 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 5 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2014 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2011 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 15 | China | 0.2% | 2013 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 16 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 17 | Albania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 0.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 21 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 25 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2017 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 0.1% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2009 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2019 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2020 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 58 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |