Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
0.5%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
El Salvador
Median
0.1%
Years covered
37
1985–2021
Data points
634
What the numbers show
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 127.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 4 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2014 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 0.3% | 2013 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 13 | Panama | 0.2% | 2018 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2009 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2020 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 21 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 0.1% | 2016 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 27 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 32 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2016 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 36 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2020 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |