Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in France

France: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.4882 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4882
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7274
in 2004
All-time low
0.4882
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.7272005: 0.712006: 0.6932007: 0.6862008: 0.5842009: 0.5612010: 0.5542011: 0.6012012: 0.5582013: 0.6342014: 0.6332015: 0.4992016: 0.5372017: 0.4932018: 0.488

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 0.4882 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in France peaked at 0.7274 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4882, in 2018.

France ranks 53rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 in France, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in France, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7274
2005 0.7096 -2.4%
2006 0.6928 -2.4%
2007 0.6856 -1.0%
2008 0.5841 -14.8%
2009 0.5614 -3.9%
2010 0.5538 -1.4%
2011 0.6008 +8.5%
2012 0.5583 -7.1%
2013 0.6339 +13.5%
2014 0.6326 -0.2%
2015 0.4994 -21.1%
2016 0.5366 +7.5%
2017 0.4927 -8.2%
2018 0.4882 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6602 0.5614 0.7274 6
2010s 0.5552 0.4882 0.6339 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 50 South Africa 0.4949 compare
  2. 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4928 compare
  3. 52 Estonia 0.4914 compare
  4. 54 Lithuania 0.4861 compare
  5. 55 Jordan 0.4835 compare
  6. 56 El Salvador 0.4667 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in France?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in France was 0.4882 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.7274 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4882 in 2018.
How does France rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
France ranks 53rd out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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