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

Switzerland: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.4318 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.4318
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
20th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4318
in 2018
All-time low
0.3643
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Switzerland, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3992008: 0.3642009: 0.3762010: 0.3912011: 0.3872012: 0.3942013: 0.4112014: 0.3852015: 0.4072016: 0.412017: 0.4122018: 0.432

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Switzerland is 0.4318, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Switzerland peaked at 0.4318 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3643, in 2008.

Switzerland ranks 20th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3987
2008 0.3643 -8.6%
2009 0.3764 +3.3%
2010 0.3911 +3.9%
2011 0.3872 -1.0%
2012 0.3936 +1.7%
2013 0.4113 +4.5%
2014 0.3847 -6.5%
2015 0.407 +5.8%
2016 0.4102 +0.8%
2017 0.4119 +0.4%
2018 0.4318 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3798 0.3643 0.3987 3
2010s 0.4032 0.3847 0.4318 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 17 Armenia 0.4486 compare
  2. 18 Ireland 0.4471 compare
  3. 19 Georgia 0.4429 compare
  4. 21 Hungary 0.4228 compare
  5. 22 Viet Nam 0.4154 compare
  6. 23 Austria 0.3854 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Switzerland?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Switzerland was 0.4318 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4318 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3643 in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Switzerland ranks 20th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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