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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Number of paid 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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