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 0.2815 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.2815
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2992
in 2004
All-time low
0.2553
in 2008
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: 0.2992005: 0.2972006: 0.2652007: 0.2932008: 0.2552009: 0.2622010: 0.2762011: 0.2692012: 0.2942013: 0.2662014: 0.2922015: 0.2962016: 0.2912017: 0.282018: 0.282

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria is 0.2815, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Austria peaked at 0.2992 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2553, in 2008.

Austria ranks 29th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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: Urban in Austria, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2992
2005 0.2968 -0.8%
2006 0.2649 -10.8%
2007 0.293 +10.6%
2008 0.2553 -12.9%
2009 0.2623 +2.7%
2010 0.2762 +5.3%
2011 0.2689 -2.6%
2012 0.2936 +9.2%
2013 0.2656 -9.5%
2014 0.2917 +9.8%
2015 0.2964 +1.6%
2016 0.2911 -1.8%
2017 0.2805 -3.6%
2018 0.2815 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2786 0.2553 0.2992 6
2010s 0.2828 0.2656 0.2964 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 26 Luxembourg 0.2863 compare
  2. 27 Dominican Republic 0.2854 compare
  3. 28 Hungary 0.2841 compare
  4. 30 Spain 0.2796 compare
  5. 31 Portugal 0.2685 compare
  6. 32 Slovakia 0.2639 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 0.2815 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 0.2992 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 0.2553 in 2008.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Austria ranks 29th out of 69 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 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed