Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
13,824
Colombia
Lowest
17
Bolivia
Median
1,353
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
331
What the numbers show
Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 13,824 in Colombia; the lowest is 17 in Bolivia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,353, and the mean is 2,876.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 813.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 342.9%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 80.5%).
Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 13,824 | 2017 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Jordan | 13,032 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Philippines | 10,496 | 2019 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 9,461 | 2015 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 5,180 | 2017 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 5,117 | 2020 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 3,916 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 2,638 | 2017 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 2,416 | 2017 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 2,335 | 2016 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 1,622 | 2019 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 1,603 | 2016 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 1,396 | 2014 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 1,394 | 2021 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 1,353 | 2017 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 1,267 | 2012 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 711 | 2015 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 707 | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 665 | 2015 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine | 627 | 2017 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 627 | 2011 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 536 | 2015 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 23 | Ukraine | 535 | 2013 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 490 | 2019 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 403 | 2010 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 395 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 28 | Honduras | 331 | 2016 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Moldova | 310 | 2015 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia | 17 | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 467