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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Employment in the public 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
51 places, 634 data points, 1985–2021
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