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

Austria: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.3505 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3505
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.3647
in 2014
All-time low
0.286
in 2006
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Austria, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.3242005: 0.3132006: 0.2862007: 0.3152008: 0.3012009: 0.3122010: 0.3362011: 0.322012: 0.3512013: 0.3312014: 0.3652015: 0.3622016: 0.3562017: 0.3522018: 0.351

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.3505 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Austria peaked at 0.3647 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.286, in 2006.

Austria ranks 17th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Austria, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.324
2005 0.3131 -3.3%
2006 0.286 -8.7%
2007 0.3151 +10.2%
2008 0.3014 -4.4%
2009 0.312 +3.5%
2010 0.3362 +7.8%
2011 0.3201 -4.8%
2012 0.3505 +9.5%
2013 0.3309 -5.6%
2014 0.3647 +10.2%
2015 0.3623 -0.7%
2016 0.3556 -1.8%
2017 0.3517 -1.1%
2018 0.3505 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3086 0.286 0.324 6
2010s 0.347 0.3201 0.3647 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 14 Hungary 0.3841 compare
  2. 15 Palestine, State of 0.3828 compare
  3. 16 Luxembourg 0.352 compare
  4. 18 Latvia 0.3409 compare
  5. 19 Portugal 0.3399 compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 0.3386 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Austria?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Austria was 0.3505 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.3647 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 2006.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Austria ranks 17th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed