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

Australia: Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 658 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
658
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
705
in 2011
All-time low
422
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

02004006008002001200820152001: 4222002: 4662003: 4682004: 4942005: 5002006: 5112007: 5072008: 5932009: 5222010: 5582011: 7052012: 6962013: 6792014: 6322015: 658

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 658 for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in 2015.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia peaked at 705 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 422, in 2001.

That places Australia 18th 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.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 422
2002 466 +10.4%
2003 468 +0.4%
2004 494 +5.6%
2005 500 +1.2%
2006 511 +2.2%
2007 507 -0.8%
2008 593 +17.0%
2009 522 -12.0%
2010 558 +6.9%
2011 705 +26.3%
2012 696 -1.3%
2013 679 -2.4%
2014 632 -6.9%
2015 658 +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 498.11 422 593 9
2010s 654.67 558 705 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 15 Mauritius 1,267 compare
  2. 16 Argentina 1,097 compare
  3. 17 Costa Rica 711 compare
  4. 19 Guatemala 643 compare
  5. 20 Palestine, State of 625 compare
  6. 21 Russian Federation 601 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia?
Number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia was 658 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 705 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 422 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Australia ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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