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

Brazil: Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 9,449 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
9,449
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
10,701
in 2009
All-time low
9,278
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2015

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Brazil, 2002–2015

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2002200820152002: 9.3k2003: 9.5k2004: 10.0k2005: 10.3k2006: 10.6k2007: 10.3k2008: 10.1k2009: 10.7k2011: 10.0k2012: 10.4k2014: 9.9k2015: 9.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Brazil is 9,449, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Brazil peaked at 10,701 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9,278, in 2002.

That places Brazil 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Brazil, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 9,278
2003 9,518 +2.6%
2004 9,964 +4.7%
2005 10,292 +3.3%
2006 10,624 +3.2%
2007 10,256 -3.5%
2008 10,121 -1.3%
2009 10,701 +5.7%
2011 10,006 -6.5%
2012 10,363 +3.6%
2014 9,905 -4.4%
2015 9,449 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,094 9,278 10,701 8
2010s 9,931 9,449 10,363 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Jordan 13,032 compare
  2. 2 Colombia 10,536 compare
  3. 3 Philippines 10,496 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 5,116 compare
  5. 6 Chile 5,106 compare
  6. 7 Morocco 3,910 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Brazil?
Number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Brazil was 9,449 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 10,701 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 9,278 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil 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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