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

Cyprus: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2409 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2409
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2495
in 2016
All-time low
0.1705
in 2006
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Cyprus, 2005–2018

00.050.10.150.20.252005201120182005: 0.1882006: 0.1712007: 0.1952008: 0.1922009: 0.2162010: 0.2372011: 0.2412012: 0.2142013: 0.2222014: 0.2242015: 0.2262016: 0.252017: 0.2372018: 0.241

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Cyprus is 0.2409, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Cyprus peaked at 0.2495 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1705, in 2006.

That places Cyprus 34th out of 64 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Cyprus, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 0.1878
2006 0.1705 -9.2%
2007 0.1951 +14.4%
2008 0.1915 -1.8%
2009 0.216 +12.8%
2010 0.2367 +9.5%
2011 0.2408 +1.8%
2012 0.2139 -11.2%
2013 0.2223 +3.9%
2014 0.2236 +0.6%
2015 0.2259 +1.0%
2016 0.2495 +10.5%
2017 0.2373 -4.9%
2018 0.2409 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1922 0.1705 0.216 5
2010s 0.2323 0.2139 0.2495 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 31 Türkiye 0.2512 compare
  2. 32 Spain 0.248 compare
  3. 33 Estonia 0.2425 compare
  4. 35 Slovakia 0.2342 compare
  5. 36 Italy 0.2329 compare
  6. 37 Namibia 0.2274 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Cyprus?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Cyprus was 0.2409 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.2495 in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1705 in 2006.
How does Cyprus rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Cyprus ranks 34th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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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