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

Austria: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2047 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2047
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
15th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2398
in 2012
All-time low
0.0698
in 2006
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

0.050.10.150.20.252004201120182004: 0.1242005: 0.0862006: 0.072007: 0.1122008: 0.1622009: 0.1472010: 0.1642011: 0.1832012: 0.242013: 0.2122014: 0.2092015: 0.1992016: 0.1782017: 0.1882018: 0.205

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.2047 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2018.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Austria peaked at 0.2398 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0698, in 2006.

Austria ranks 15th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers in Austria, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1241
2005 0.0858 -30.8%
2006 0.0698 -18.7%
2007 0.1125 +61.1%
2008 0.1625 +44.5%
2009 0.147 -9.5%
2010 0.1639 +11.5%
2011 0.1826 +11.4%
2012 0.2398 +31.3%
2013 0.2125 -11.4%
2014 0.2094 -1.5%
2015 0.1987 -5.1%
2016 0.178 -10.5%
2017 0.1882 +5.8%
2018 0.2047 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1169 0.0698 0.1625 6
2010s 0.1975 0.1639 0.2398 9

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 12 Slovakia 0.232 compare
  2. 13 Serbia 0.2319 compare
  3. 14 Lithuania 0.2274 compare
  4. 16 Malta 0.1904 compare
  5. 17 Finland 0.1836 compare
  6. 18 Greece 0.1738 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Austria?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Austria was 0.2047 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2398 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0698 in 2006.
How does Austria rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Austria ranks 15th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 occupationa group: Elementary workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 745 data points, 2000–2021
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