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

Italy: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2329 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2329
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
36th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3848
in 2007
All-time low
0.2329
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Italy, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3852008: 0.32009: 0.2492010: 0.2682011: 0.3052012: 0.2992013: 0.2822014: 0.2912015: 0.2562016: 0.2532017: 0.2632018: 0.233

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Italy stood at 0.2329. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Italy peaked at 0.3848 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2329, in 2018.

Italy ranks 36th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3848
2008 0.3003 -22.0%
2009 0.2487 -17.2%
2010 0.2684 +7.9%
2011 0.3049 +13.6%
2012 0.2993 -1.9%
2013 0.2816 -5.9%
2014 0.2905 +3.2%
2015 0.256 -11.9%
2016 0.2535 -1.0%
2017 0.2633 +3.9%
2018 0.2329 -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3113 0.2487 0.3848 3
2010s 0.2723 0.2329 0.3049 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 33 Estonia 0.2425 compare
  2. 34 Cyprus 0.2409 compare
  3. 35 Slovakia 0.2342 compare
  4. 37 Namibia 0.2274 compare
  5. 38 Poland 0.219 compare
  6. 39 Australia 0.2167 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Italy?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Italy was 0.2329 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.3848 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 in 2018.
How does Italy rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Italy ranks 36th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
Last refreshed