Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria

Austria: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2606 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2606
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
29th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2916
in 2004
All-time low
0.2204
in 2009
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria, 2004–2018

00.10.20.32004201120182004: 0.2922005: 0.2892006: 0.2682007: 0.2772008: 0.2252009: 0.222010: 0.2272011: 0.2292012: 0.2312013: 0.2322014: 0.2532015: 0.252016: 0.2472017: 0.2512018: 0.261

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria stood at 0.2606.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria peaked at 0.2916 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2204, in 2009.

Austria ranks 29th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 location in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Austria, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2916
2005 0.289 -0.9%
2006 0.2677 -7.4%
2007 0.2773 +3.6%
2008 0.2247 -19.0%
2009 0.2204 -1.9%
2010 0.2268 +2.9%
2011 0.2295 +1.2%
2012 0.2315 +0.9%
2013 0.232 +0.2%
2014 0.2527 +8.9%
2015 0.25 -1.1%
2016 0.2467 -1.3%
2017 0.2508 +1.7%
2018 0.2606 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2618 0.2204 0.2916 6
2010s 0.2423 0.2268 0.2606 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 26 Panama 0.264 compare
  2. 27 Palestine 0.263 compare
  3. 28 Greece 0.263 compare
  4. 30 Lithuania 0.2556 compare
  5. 31 Turkey 0.2512 compare
  6. 32 Spain 0.248 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria was 0.2606 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2916 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2204 in 2009.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Austria ranks 29th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
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