Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
0.4098
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0502
Colombia
Median
0.2114
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
855
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 0.4098 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0502 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2114, and the mean is 0.2043.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 130.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 37.7%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 0.4098 | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 0.379 | 2015 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 0.365 | 2013 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.3433 | 2018 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 5 | France | 0.332 | 2018 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.3317 | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 7 | Iceland | 0.2945 | 2013 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2944 | 2017 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 0.2933 | 2018 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Albania | 0.2896 | 2012 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 0.2739 | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 0.2718 | 2015 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.2715 | 2018 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.2683 | 2017 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0.2628 | 2018 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 0.2609 | 2018 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 0.2552 | 2019 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.2522 | 2018 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 0.2509 | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 0.2489 | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.242 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 0.2404 | 2018 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.2404 | 2018 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 0.2287 | 2017 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 0.2284 | 2019 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 0.2252 | 2017 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.2224 | 2018 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.2219 | 2017 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.2158 | 2018 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.2141 | 2018 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.2132 | 2018 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 32 | Namibia | 0.2127 | 2015 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 0.2126 | 2018 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 0.2124 | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 0.2114 | 2013 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 0.2095 | 2018 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 37 | Australia | 0.2054 | 2015 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 0.2044 | 2018 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 0.1892 | 2018 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 0.1888 | 2021 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.1885 | 2020 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 42 | Jordan | 0.1852 | 2016 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 43 | Zambia | 0.1816 | 2015 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0.1782 | 2018 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.1763 | 2020 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 0.1721 | 2018 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0.1708 | 2019 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 0.166 | 2012 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.1601 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 50 | Türkiye | 0.1595 | 2013 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 0.1573 | 2020 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.1462 | 2016 | up 42.7% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.1438 | 2019 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.1365 | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 0.1321 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | United States of America | 0.1236 | 2018 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.1219 | 2020 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.1174 | 2021 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 59 | Niger | 0.1144 | 2014 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.111 | 2021 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 0.1093 | 2022 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 0.0981 | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 0.0918 | 2021 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 64 | Guatemala | 0.0902 | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.0897 | 2020 | down 26.0% | flat |
| 66 | Honduras | 0.0865 | 2019 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.0852 | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 68 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0684 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 69 | Colombia | 0.0502 | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |