Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia

Australia: Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration was 665 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
665
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
19th
of 30 countries
All-time high
708
in 2011
All-time low
425
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001–2015

02004006008002001200820152001: 4252002: 4712003: 4742004: 4962005: 5032006: 5152007: 5162008: 6002009: 5292010: 5642011: 7082012: 7022013: 6882014: 6402015: 665

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of employed employees, by industry: public administration in Australia stood at 665.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by industry: public administration in Australia peaked at 708 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 425, in 2001.

That places Australia 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 503.22 425 600 9
2010s 661.17 564 708 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 16 Mauritius 1,267 compare
  2. 17 Costa Rica 711 compare
  3. 18 Guatemala 707 compare
  4. 20 Russia 627 compare
  5. 20 Palestine 627 compare
  6. 22 Zambia 536 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by industry: public administration in Australia?
Number of employed employees, by industry: public administration in Australia was 665 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 708 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 425 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for number of employed employees, by industry: public administration?
Australia ranks 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of employed employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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