Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Australia

Australia: Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.2584 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.2584
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
22nd
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.2709
in 2011
All-time low
0.1844
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.32001200820152001: 0.1842002: 0.212003: 0.2062004: 0.2252005: 0.2172006: 0.2152007: 0.2122008: 0.2432009: 0.2032010: 0.2132011: 0.2712012: 0.2652013: 0.2542014: 0.2492015: 0.258

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2584 for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in 2015.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Australia peaked at 0.2709 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1844, in 2001.

Australia ranks 22nd of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2128 0.1844 0.243 9
2010s 0.2517 0.2127 0.2709 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Guatemala 0.3269 compare
  2. 20 Chile 0.3225 compare
  3. 21 Costa Rica 0.3177 compare
  4. 23 Ethiopia 0.2101 compare
  5. 24 Republic of Moldova 0.1887 compare
  6. 25 Russian Federation 0.1641 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Australia?
Public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Australia was 0.2584 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2709 in 2011.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1844 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2015.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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