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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |