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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.5011 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5011
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.5403
in 2005
All-time low
0.477
in 2010
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.532005: 0.542006: 0.5352007: 0.5232008: 0.4952009: 0.4952010: 0.4772011: 0.4872012: 0.4812013: 0.4822014: 0.4892015: 0.4982016: 0.5092017: 0.5072018: 0.501

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Belgium is 0.5011, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Belgium peaked at 0.5403 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.477, in 2010.

That places Belgium 2nd out of 70 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5299
2005 0.5403 +1.9%
2006 0.5349 -1.0%
2007 0.5233 -2.2%
2008 0.4949 -5.4%
2009 0.495 +0.0%
2010 0.477 -3.6%
2011 0.4866 +2.0%
2012 0.4806 -1.2%
2013 0.4822 +0.3%
2014 0.4891 +1.4%
2015 0.4976 +1.8%
2016 0.509 +2.3%
2017 0.5067 -0.5%
2018 0.5011 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5197 0.4949 0.5403 6
2010s 0.4922 0.477 0.509 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Russian Federation 0.5177 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.4988 compare
  3. 4 Iceland 0.4973 compare
  4. 5 Maldives 0.4809 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Belgium was 0.5011 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.5403 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.477 in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Belgium ranks 2nd out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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