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

Luxembourg: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.3154 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3154
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
6th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3154
in 2020
All-time low
0.2478
in 2009
Years of data
17
2004–2020

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

00.10.20.32004201220202004: 0.3132005: 0.3042006: 0.3042007: 0.2982008: 0.2672009: 0.2482010: 0.2492011: 0.262012: 0.2692013: 0.2862014: 0.2992015: 0.3082016: 0.3112017: 0.3062018: 0.3122019: 0.2842020: 0.315

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.3154 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Luxembourg peaked at 0.3154 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2478, in 2009.

Luxembourg ranks 6th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Luxembourg, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3135
2005 0.3042 -3.0%
2006 0.3044 +0.1%
2007 0.2976 -2.2%
2008 0.2665 -10.4%
2009 0.2478 -7.0%
2010 0.2488 +0.4%
2011 0.26 +4.5%
2012 0.2694 +3.6%
2013 0.2858 +6.1%
2014 0.2988 +4.5%
2015 0.3078 +3.0%
2016 0.3107 +0.9%
2017 0.3055 -1.7%
2018 0.3121 +2.1%
2019 0.2839 -9.0%
2020 0.3154 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.289 0.2478 0.3135 6
2010s 0.2883 0.2488 0.3121 10
2020s 0.3154 0.3154 0.3154 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 3 Ukraine 0.3867 compare
  2. 4 Belgium 0.3578 compare
  3. 5 Denmark 0.3252 compare
  4. 7 Republic of Moldova 0.3029 compare
  5. 8 Iceland 0.2991 compare
  6. 9 Ireland 0.2933 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Luxembourg?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Luxembourg was 0.3154 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.3154 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2478 in 2009.
How does Luxembourg rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Luxembourg ranks 6th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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