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

Luxembourg: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.3007 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3007
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
9th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.3007
in 2018
All-time low
0.1962
in 2009
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.10.20.32004201120182004: 0.2872005: 0.2682006: 0.2672007: 0.2612008: 0.222009: 0.1962010: 0.1962011: 0.2052012: 0.212013: 0.2292014: 0.2362015: 0.2562016: 0.2972017: 0.2872018: 0.301

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Luxembourg is 0.3007, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Luxembourg peaked at 0.3007 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1962, in 2009.

That places Luxembourg 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Luxembourg, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2874
2005 0.2682 -6.7%
2006 0.2666 -0.6%
2007 0.2605 -2.3%
2008 0.2199 -15.6%
2009 0.1962 -10.8%
2010 0.1964 +0.1%
2011 0.2048 +4.3%
2012 0.2103 +2.6%
2013 0.2288 +8.8%
2014 0.2361 +3.2%
2015 0.2561 +8.4%
2016 0.2968 +15.9%
2017 0.2866 -3.5%
2018 0.3007 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2498 0.1962 0.2874 6
2010s 0.2463 0.1964 0.3007 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 6 Zambia 0.3553 compare
  2. 7 Georgia 0.3171 compare
  3. 8 Ukraine 0.3114 compare
  4. 10 Albania 0.2988 compare
  5. 11 Tunisia 0.2971 compare
  6. 12 Palestine, State of 0.2725 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Luxembourg?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Luxembourg was 0.3007 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.3007 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1962 in 2009.
How does Luxembourg rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Luxembourg ranks 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed