Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria

Austria: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2562 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2562
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
18th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2562
in 2020
All-time low
0.2101
in 2008
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria, 2004–2020

00.10.20.32004201220202004: 0.2472005: 0.2452006: 0.2272007: 0.2412008: 0.212009: 0.2162010: 0.2262011: 0.2212012: 0.2332013: 0.2212014: 0.2412015: 0.2452016: 0.2412017: 0.2382018: 0.2412019: 0.2422020: 0.256

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria stood at 0.2562. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria peaked at 0.2562 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2101, in 2008.

That places Austria 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2471
2005 0.2454 -0.7%
2006 0.2269 -7.5%
2007 0.2413 +6.3%
2008 0.2101 -12.9%
2009 0.2158 +2.7%
2010 0.2264 +4.9%
2011 0.2207 -2.5%
2012 0.2334 +5.7%
2013 0.221 -5.3%
2014 0.241 +9.1%
2015 0.2449 +1.6%
2016 0.2406 -1.8%
2017 0.2382 -1.0%
2018 0.2414 +1.4%
2019 0.2416 +0.1%
2020 0.2562 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2311 0.2101 0.2471 6
2010s 0.2349 0.2207 0.2449 10
2020s 0.2562 0.2562 0.2562 1

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2738 compare
  2. 16 Mongolia 0.2709 compare
  3. 17 Portugal 0.2692 compare
  4. 19 Spain 0.2481 compare
  5. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare
  6. 21 Lithuania 0.2443 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria was 0.2562 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2562 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2101 in 2008.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Austria ranks 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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