Number of public paid employees in Slovenia

Slovenia: Number of public paid employees was 2,370 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,370
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
41st
of 80 countries
All-time high
2,621
in 2006
All-time low
553
in 2003
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Number of public paid employees in Slovenia, 2002–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2002201120202002: 7342003: 5532004: 2.0k2005: 2.2k2006: 2.6k2007: 2.5k2008: 2.5k2009: 2.6k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.3k2014: 2.3k2015: 2.2k2016: 2.3k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.4k2019: 2.4k2020: 2.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees in Slovenia is 2,370, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Slovenia peaked at 2,621 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 553, in 2003.

Slovenia ranks 41st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Number of public paid employees in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees in Slovenia, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 734
2003 553 -24.7%
2004 2,003 +262.2%
2005 2,216 +10.6%
2006 2,621 +18.3%
2007 2,454 -6.4%
2008 2,541 +3.5%
2009 2,607 +2.6%
2010 2,592 -0.6%
2011 2,515 -3.0%
2012 2,449 -2.6%
2013 2,327 -5.0%
2014 2,313 -0.6%
2015 2,210 -4.5%
2016 2,267 +2.6%
2017 2,396 +5.7%
2018 2,411 +0.6%
2019 2,446 +1.5%
2020 2,370 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,966 553 2,621 8
2010s 2,393 2,210 2,592 10
2020s 2,370 2,370 2,370 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 38 Afghanistan 2,568 compare
  2. 39 Georgia 2,521 compare
  3. 40 Bangladesh 2,423 compare
  4. 42 Italy 2,361 compare
  5. 43 Greece 2,338 compare
  6. 44 Ecuador 2,294 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees in Slovenia?
Number of public paid employees in Slovenia was 2,370 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 2,621 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 553 in 2003.
How does Slovenia rank for number of public paid employees?
Slovenia ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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