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

Poland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2155 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2155
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
33rd
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.5348
in 2001
All-time low
0.2155
in 2017
Years of data
17
2001–2017

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

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.5352002: 0.5252003: 0.5042004: 0.5062005: 0.2832006: 0.2942007: 0.32008: 0.2432009: 0.2272010: 0.2512011: 0.2382012: 0.2282013: 0.2592014: 0.2252015: 0.2492016: 0.2192017: 0.216

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland stood at 0.2155. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Poland peaked at 0.5348 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2155, in 2017.

Poland ranks 33rd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 occupational group: Clerks in Poland, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.5348
2002 0.5254 -1.8%
2003 0.5044 -4.0%
2004 0.5058 +0.3%
2005 0.283 -44.0%
2006 0.2945 +4.0%
2007 0.2996 +1.7%
2008 0.2429 -18.9%
2009 0.2268 -6.6%
2010 0.2513 +10.8%
2011 0.238 -5.3%
2012 0.2277 -4.3%
2013 0.2589 +13.7%
2014 0.2252 -13.0%
2015 0.249 +10.6%
2016 0.2191 -12.0%
2017 0.2155 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3797 0.2268 0.5348 9
2010s 0.2356 0.2155 0.2589 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 30 Paraguay 0.2253 compare
  2. 31 Czechia 0.2192 compare
  3. 32 Hungary 0.217 compare
  4. 34 Iceland 0.2125 compare
  5. 35 Lithuania 0.212 compare
  6. 36 Croatia 0.2037 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 0.2155 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 0.5348 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2155 in 2017.
How does Poland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Poland ranks 33rd out of 58 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 28.1%. 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 occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 706 data points, 2000–2021
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