Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
13,032
Jordan
Lowest
1
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
912
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
330

What the numbers show

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 13,032 in Jordan; the lowest is 1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 912, and the mean is 2,465.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,032.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 342.9%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 99.6%).

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Jordan 13,032 2016 up 4.2% rising
2 Philippines 10,479 2019 up 167.9% rising
3 Brazil 9,449 2015 down 6.4% flat
4 Colombia 8,389 2017 down 5.3% volatile
5 Pakistan 5,110 2020 up 69.4% volatile
6 Chile 4,319 2017 up 20.4% rising
7 Morocco 3,907 2009 falling
8 Uruguay 2,464 2017 down 37.4% rising
9 Ecuador 2,389 2017 up 120.6% volatile
10 Sri Lanka 2,080 2016 up 69.4% flat
11 Ethiopia 1,603 2016 down 9.0% falling
12 Armenia 1,378 2021 up 68.5% volatile
13 Peru 1,353 2017 down 23.3% rising
14 El Salvador 1,293 2014 up 49.0% rising
15 Mauritius 1,118 2012 up 90.1% rising
16 Costa Rica 706 2015 up 0.9% rising
17 Palestine, State of 614 2017 down 80.7% volatile
18 Australia 610 2015 up 26.8% rising
19 Guatemala 535 2017 down 3.1% volatile
20 Ukraine 528 2013 up 20.3% flat
21 Zambia 510 2015 down 18.9% flat
22 Russian Federation 507 2011 up 129.4% rising
23 Dominican Republic 489 2019 up 6.8% rising
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 386 2016 falling
25 Honduras 331 2016 down 65.4% volatile
26 Republic of Moldova 310 2015 up 342.9% volatile
27 Paraguay 40 2010 down 90.9% falling
28 Argentina 17 2019 down 99.6% falling
29 South Africa 2 2020 down 87.5% volatile
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 2018 volatile

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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