Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
13,032
Jordan
Lowest
4
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
1,182
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
331
What the numbers show
Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 13,032 in Jordan; the lowest is 4 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,182, and the mean is 2,650.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,258.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 342.9%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 80.6%).
Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 13,032 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 10,536 | 2017 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 10,496 | 2019 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 9,449 | 2015 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5,116 | 2020 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 5,106 | 2017 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 7 | Morocco | 3,910 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 8 | Uruguay | 2,627 | 2017 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 2,411 | 2017 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 2,319 | 2016 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 1,603 | 2016 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 12 | El Salvador | 1,395 | 2014 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 1,394 | 2021 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 1,353 | 2017 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 1,267 | 2012 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1,097 | 2019 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 711 | 2015 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 658 | 2015 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 643 | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 625 | 2017 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Russia | 601 | 2011 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 535 | 2013 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 23 | Zambia | 525 | 2015 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 490 | 2019 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 25 | Paraguay | 403 | 2010 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 393 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 331 | 2016 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 310 | 2015 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 151 | 2020 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4 | 2019 | — | volatile |