Employment in the public sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
57
Highest
0.6%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
713

What the numbers show

Employment in the public sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,001.8%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Employment in the public sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 0.6% 2021 up 1,001.8% volatile
2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% 2014 down 50.1% falling
2 Kosovo 0.5% 2014 down 50.1% falling
4 Russian Federation 0.5% 2016 down 19.7% falling
5 Jordan 0.4% 2016 up 32.6% flat
6 Ukraine 0.4% 2014 down 15.3% falling
7 Kazakhstan 0.4% 2010 volatile
8 Nigeria 0.4% 2018 up 140.2% volatile
9 Tajikistan 0.4% 2013 down 30.8% falling
10 Puerto Rico 0.3% 2005 up 0.2% rising
11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2011 up 14.7% falling
12 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 down 42.3% rising
13 China 0.2% 2013 down 28.4% falling
14 Poland 0.2% 2019 volatile
15 Egypt 0.2% 2019 down 22.2% falling
16 Albania 0.2% 2016 down 80.1% volatile
17 Panama 0.2% 2018 up 1.0% falling
18 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 down 28.8% falling
19 South Africa 0.2% 2020 up 14.8% falling
20 Mauritius 0.2% 2017 up 7.3% volatile
21 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 14.2% falling
22 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2016 down 48.3% volatile
23 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 9.2% falling
24 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 down 21.0% falling
25 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 5.7% rising
26 Paraguay 0.1% 2020 up 7.5% rising
27 Ecuador 0.1% 2017 up 20.2% rising
28 Morocco 0.1% 2009 down 9.7% falling
29 Peru 0.1% 2016 up 4.1% rising
30 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 18.5% volatile
31 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 4.0% flat
32 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 volatile
33 Thailand 0.1% 2021 down 4.0% volatile
34 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 0.2% falling
35 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 up 23.8% rising
36 Honduras 0.1% 2019 down 0.1% volatile
37 Costa Rica 0.1% 2016 down 52.2% falling
38 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 74.5% volatile
39 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 78.0% falling
40 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 84.9% rising
41 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 72.2% volatile
42 Malawi 0.1% 2016 down 81.3% volatile
43 Kenya 0.1% 2019 down 69.3% volatile
44 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 down 84.5% volatile
45 Uganda 0.0% 2016 down 80.2% volatile
46 Colombia 0.0% 2021 down 8.7% volatile
47 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 27.5% falling
48 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 down 77.5% volatile
49 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 96.1% volatile
50 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 16.7% volatile
51 Guinea 0.0% 2018 down 27.7% volatile
52 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 70.1% falling
53 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 96.5% volatile
54 Brazil 0.0% 2020 down 95.5% volatile
55 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 volatile
55 Georgia 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2019 volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the public sector, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 713 data points, 1970–2021
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