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

Poland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2407 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2407
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
10th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3624
in 2005
All-time low
0.2053
in 2012
Years of data
17
2001–2017

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

00.10.20.30.42001200920172001: 0.3562002: 0.352003: 0.3372004: 0.3112005: 0.3622006: 0.3362007: 0.3092008: 0.2252009: 0.2352010: 0.2362011: 0.2222012: 0.2052013: 0.2312014: 0.2092015: 0.2122016: 0.2212017: 0.241

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland stood at 0.2407.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland peaked at 0.3624 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2053, in 2012.

Poland ranks 10th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers in Poland, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3558
2002 0.3503 -1.5%
2003 0.3366 -3.9%
2004 0.3114 -7.5%
2005 0.3624 +16.4%
2006 0.3356 -7.4%
2007 0.3086 -8.0%
2008 0.2247 -27.2%
2009 0.2345 +4.4%
2010 0.2362 +0.7%
2011 0.2218 -6.1%
2012 0.2053 -7.5%
2013 0.2309 +12.5%
2014 0.2094 -9.3%
2015 0.2123 +1.4%
2016 0.2213 +4.2%
2017 0.2407 +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3133 0.2247 0.3624 9
2010s 0.2222 0.2053 0.2407 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 7 Russian Federation 0.2941 compare
  2. 8 Jordan 0.2459 compare
  3. 9 Georgia 0.2448 compare
  4. 11 Switzerland 0.2374 compare
  5. 12 Slovakia 0.232 compare
  6. 13 Serbia 0.2319 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland was 0.2407 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3624 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2053 in 2012.
How does Poland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Poland ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 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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