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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.5444 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5444
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.5962
in 2005
All-time low
0.5125
in 2010
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Belgium, 2004–2018

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.5862005: 0.5962006: 0.5892007: 0.5682008: 0.5352009: 0.5382010: 0.5122011: 0.5222012: 0.5162013: 0.5182014: 0.5242015: 0.5352016: 0.5472017: 0.5472018: 0.544

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Belgium is 0.5444, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Belgium peaked at 0.5962 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5125, in 2010.

Belgium ranks 5th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5861
2005 0.5962 +1.7%
2006 0.5885 -1.3%
2007 0.5684 -3.4%
2008 0.5352 -5.9%
2009 0.5385 +0.6%
2010 0.5125 -4.8%
2011 0.5216 +1.8%
2012 0.5156 -1.2%
2013 0.5184 +0.5%
2014 0.5239 +1.1%
2015 0.5352 +2.2%
2016 0.5471 +2.2%
2017 0.5471 -0.0%
2018 0.5444 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5688 0.5352 0.5962 6
2010s 0.5295 0.5125 0.5471 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 2 Egypt 0.6301 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.5556 compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 0.5537 compare
  4. 6 Iceland 0.537 compare
  5. 7 Zambia 0.5324 compare
  6. 8 Ukraine 0.5233 compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Belgium was 0.5444 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.5962 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5125 in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Belgium ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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