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

Türkiye: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2362 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2362
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
47th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2781
in 2002
All-time low
0.1906
in 2015
Years of data
10
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Türkiye, 2002–2019

00.10.20.32002201020192002: 0.2782003: 0.2642004: 0.2332005: 0.2232009: 0.2112010: 0.2132013: 0.2112015: 0.1912016: 0.1952019: 0.236

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.2362 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Türkiye peaked at 0.2781 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1906, in 2015.

Türkiye ranks 47th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Türkiye, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.2781
2003 0.2643 -4.9%
2004 0.2327 -12.0%
2005 0.2232 -4.1%
2009 0.2112 -5.4%
2010 0.2126 +0.7%
2013 0.2105 -1.0%
2015 0.1906 -9.5%
2016 0.1951 +2.4%
2019 0.2362 +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2419 0.2112 0.2781 5
2010s 0.209 0.1906 0.2362 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 44 Estonia 0.2469 compare
  2. 45 Italy 0.2461 compare
  3. 46 Uruguay 0.237 compare
  4. 48 Namibia 0.2359 compare
  5. 49 South Africa 0.2337 compare
  6. 50 Australia 0.2334 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Türkiye?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Türkiye was 0.2362 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.2781 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1906 in 2015.
How does Türkiye rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Türkiye ranks 47th out of 75 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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