Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia

Australia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.2765 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2765
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4185
in 2010
All-time low
0.2765
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.30.42001200820152001: 0.3372002: 0.3192003: 0.3842004: 0.3792005: 0.382006: 0.3882007: 0.3712008: 0.3892009: 0.4092010: 0.4182011: 0.3032012: 0.2942013: 0.2922014: 0.2772015: 0.276

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia stood at 0.2765. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia peaked at 0.4185 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2765, in 2015.

That places Australia 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3373
2002 0.3194 -5.3%
2003 0.3843 +20.3%
2004 0.3791 -1.3%
2005 0.3805 +0.4%
2006 0.3881 +2.0%
2007 0.3713 -4.3%
2008 0.3886 +4.7%
2009 0.4087 +5.2%
2010 0.4185 +2.4%
2011 0.3031 -27.6%
2012 0.2944 -2.9%
2013 0.2923 -0.7%
2014 0.2773 -5.1%
2015 0.2765 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.373 0.3194 0.4087 9
2010s 0.3104 0.2765 0.4185 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 46 Namibia 0.2861 compare
  2. 47 Jordan 0.2795 compare
  3. 48 Cyprus 0.2794 compare
  4. 50 Bulgaria 0.2764 compare
  5. 51 Chile 0.276 compare
  6. 52 Uruguay 0.269 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Australia was 0.2765 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4185 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2765 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Australia ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed