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

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.5537 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5537
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.745
in 2000
All-time low
0.5399
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.7452001: 0.6772002: 0.6242003: 0.6212004: 0.6012005: 0.5812006: 0.5852007: 0.5472008: 0.5482009: 0.7082010: 0.5772011: 0.5782012: 0.542013: 0.5562014: 0.5652015: 0.5582016: 0.554

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation is 0.5537, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation peaked at 0.745 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5399, in 2012.

Russian Federation ranks 4th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.745
2001 0.677 -9.1%
2002 0.6237 -7.9%
2003 0.621 -0.4%
2004 0.6007 -3.3%
2005 0.5809 -3.3%
2006 0.5846 +0.6%
2007 0.5466 -6.5%
2008 0.548 +0.3%
2009 0.7083 +29.3%
2010 0.5767 -18.6%
2011 0.5783 +0.3%
2012 0.5399 -6.6%
2013 0.5557 +2.9%
2014 0.5651 +1.7%
2015 0.5582 -1.2%
2016 0.5537 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6236 0.5466 0.745 10
2010s 0.5611 0.5399 0.5783 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Maldives 0.6626 compare
  2. 2 Egypt 0.6301 compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.5556 compare
  4. 5 Belgium 0.5444 compare
  5. 6 Iceland 0.537 compare
  6. 7 Zambia 0.5324 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 Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation was 0.5537 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5399 in 2012.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Russian Federation ranks 4th out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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