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

Poland: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2607 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2607
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
35th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4582
in 2001
All-time low
0.2458
in 2008
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Poland, 2001–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52001200920172001: 0.4582002: 0.452003: 0.4242004: 0.4152005: 0.3632006: 0.3542007: 0.3522008: 0.2462009: 0.2492010: 0.252011: 0.2492012: 0.2552013: 0.2692014: 0.2582015: 0.272016: 0.2662017: 0.261

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.2607 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Poland peaked at 0.4582 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2458, in 2008.

That places Poland 35th out of 69 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Poland, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4582
2002 0.4504 -1.7%
2003 0.4242 -5.8%
2004 0.4148 -2.2%
2005 0.3627 -12.6%
2006 0.3543 -2.3%
2007 0.3523 -0.6%
2008 0.2458 -30.2%
2009 0.2493 +1.4%
2010 0.2505 +0.5%
2011 0.2492 -0.5%
2012 0.2554 +2.5%
2013 0.2693 +5.4%
2014 0.2581 -4.1%
2015 0.27 +4.6%
2016 0.2658 -1.5%
2017 0.2607 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.368 0.2458 0.4582 9
2010s 0.2599 0.2492 0.27 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 32 Slovakia 0.2639 compare
  2. 33 Cameroon 0.2637 compare
  3. 34 Argentina 0.261 compare
  4. 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2504 compare
  5. 37 Morocco 0.2472 compare
  6. 38 Lithuania 0.2461 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Poland?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Poland was 0.2607 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4582 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2458 in 2008.
How does Poland rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Poland ranks 35th out of 69 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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