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

Poland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.3058 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3058
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.3747
in 2005
All-time low
0.2905
in 2011
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Poland, 2001–2017

00.10.20.30.42001200920172001: 0.3512002: 0.3532003: 0.3422004: 0.3442005: 0.3752006: 0.3732007: 0.3732008: 0.3072009: 0.2972010: 0.32011: 0.2912012: 0.32013: 0.3092014: 0.3012015: 0.3092016: 0.3082017: 0.306

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Poland stood at 0.3058.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Poland peaked at 0.3747 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2905, in 2011.

That places Poland 27th out of 70 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Poland, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.351
2002 0.3535 +0.7%
2003 0.3423 -3.2%
2004 0.3443 +0.6%
2005 0.3747 +8.8%
2006 0.3725 -0.6%
2007 0.3729 +0.1%
2008 0.3072 -17.6%
2009 0.2967 -3.4%
2010 0.3001 +1.2%
2011 0.2905 -3.2%
2012 0.3003 +3.4%
2013 0.3087 +2.8%
2014 0.3012 -2.4%
2015 0.3091 +2.6%
2016 0.3081 -0.3%
2017 0.3058 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3461 0.2967 0.3747 9
2010s 0.303 0.2905 0.3091 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 24 Spain 0.3167 compare
  2. 25 Czechia 0.3161 compare
  3. 26 Croatia 0.3122 compare
  4. 28 Greece 0.2826 compare
  5. 29 Armenia 0.2785 compare
  6. 30 Italy 0.2776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Poland?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Poland was 0.3058 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3747 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 in 2011.
How does Poland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Poland ranks 27th out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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