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
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Austria, 2004–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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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