Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland
Ireland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1437 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland, 2004–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland is 0.1437, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland peaked at 0.1741 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1437, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 28th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1645 | — |
| 2005 | 0.1525 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1688 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.173 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1615 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1636 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.161 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1741 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1651 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1602 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1592 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1486 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1499 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1437 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 | 0.1525 | 0.173 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1578 | 0.1437 | 0.1741 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ireland was 0.1437 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1741 in 2011.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1437 in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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