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

Austria: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2509 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2509
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2648
in 2015
All-time low
0.2238
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.10.20.32004201120182004: 0.2542005: 0.2552006: 0.2332007: 0.2532008: 0.2242009: 0.2332010: 0.2482011: 0.2382012: 0.2622013: 0.2392014: 0.2592015: 0.2652016: 0.2592017: 0.2522018: 0.251

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Austria is 0.2509, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Austria peaked at 0.2648 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2238, in 2008.

That places Austria 19th out of 69 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 location in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Austria, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.2544
2005 0.2547 +0.1%
2006 0.233 -8.5%
2007 0.2526 +8.4%
2008 0.2238 -11.4%
2009 0.2331 +4.1%
2010 0.2481 +6.4%
2011 0.2378 -4.1%
2012 0.2618 +10.1%
2013 0.2386 -8.9%
2014 0.2589 +8.5%
2015 0.2648 +2.3%
2016 0.2594 -2.0%
2017 0.2516 -3.0%
2018 0.2509 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2419 0.2238 0.2547 6
2010s 0.2524 0.2378 0.2648 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 16 Greece 0.2609 compare
  2. 17 Egypt 0.2552 compare
  3. 18 Hungary 0.2522 compare
  4. 20 Armenia 0.2489 compare
  5. 21 Ethiopia 0.242 compare
  6. 22 Spain 0.2404 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Austria?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Austria was 0.2509 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2648 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2238 in 2008.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Austria ranks 19th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 location: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed