Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Philippines

Philippines: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 10,479 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10,479
Change on year
up 118.1%
World rank
2nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
10,479
in 2019
All-time low
3,484
in 2006
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Philippines, 2000–2019

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000200920192000: 3.9k2001: 4.3k2002: 4.2k2003: 4.0k2004: 3.8k2005: 3.6k2006: 3.5k2007: 3.7k2008: 3.8k2009: 3.9k2010: 4.0k2011: 4.1k2012: 4.4k2013: 4.4k2014: 4.1k2018: 4.8k2019: 10.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Philippines is 10,479, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 118.1% on the previous year and up 167.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Philippines peaked at 10,479 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,484, in 2006.

That places Philippines 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 3,936
2001 4,272 +8.5%
2002 4,173 -2.3%
2003 4,036 -3.3%
2004 3,773 -6.5%
2005 3,592 -4.8%
2006 3,484 -3.0%
2007 3,685 +5.8%
2008 3,845 +4.3%
2009 3,911 +1.7%
2010 4,029 +3.0%
2011 4,087 +1.4%
2012 4,364 +6.8%
2013 4,354 -0.2%
2014 4,075 -6.4%
2018 4,805 +17.9%
2019 10,479 +118.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,871 3,484 4,272 10
2010s 5,170 4,029 10,479 7

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  2. 3 Brazil 9,449 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 8,389 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 5,110 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Philippines?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Philippines was 10,479 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 10,479 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 3,484 in 2006.
How does Philippines rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Philippines ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 167.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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