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

Poland: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2564 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2564
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
41st
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.4327
in 2001
All-time low
0.2355
in 2008
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland, 2001–2020

00.10.20.30.42001201020202001: 0.4332002: 0.4232003: 0.4032004: 0.3932005: 0.3622006: 0.3562007: 0.3432008: 0.2362009: 0.2432010: 0.2452011: 0.2362012: 0.2382013: 0.2492014: 0.2462015: 0.2542016: 0.2492017: 0.2462020: 0.256

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland stood at 0.2564.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland peaked at 0.4327 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2355, in 2008.

That places Poland 41st out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4327
2002 0.4228 -2.3%
2003 0.4029 -4.7%
2004 0.393 -2.5%
2005 0.3615 -8.0%
2006 0.3557 -1.6%
2007 0.3434 -3.4%
2008 0.2355 -31.4%
2009 0.2433 +3.3%
2010 0.2447 +0.6%
2011 0.2357 -3.7%
2012 0.2382 +1.1%
2013 0.2494 +4.7%
2014 0.2457 -1.5%
2015 0.2537 +3.2%
2016 0.2495 -1.6%
2017 0.2461 -1.4%
2020 0.2564 +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3545 0.2355 0.4327 9
2010s 0.2454 0.2357 0.2537 8
2020s 0.2564 0.2564 0.2564 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.263 compare
  2. 39 Argentina 0.261 compare
  3. 40 Jordan 0.2582 compare
  4. 42 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  5. 43 Czechia 0.2477 compare
  6. 44 Estonia 0.2469 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Poland was 0.2564 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4327 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2355 in 2008.
How does Poland rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Poland ranks 41st out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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