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

Luxembourg: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2998 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2998
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
62nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.4734
in 2015
All-time low
0.2488
in 2017
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.10.20.30.40.52004201120182004: 0.4732005: 0.4242006: 0.4342007: 0.4032008: 0.3672009: 0.3522010: 0.3432011: 0.3652012: 0.3412013: 0.3982014: 0.4182015: 0.4732016: 0.2682017: 0.2492018: 0.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.2998 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg peaked at 0.4734 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2488, in 2017.

Luxembourg ranks 62nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Luxembourg, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4732
2005 0.4241 -10.4%
2006 0.4337 +2.3%
2007 0.4033 -7.0%
2008 0.3669 -9.0%
2009 0.3516 -4.2%
2010 0.3431 -2.4%
2011 0.365 +6.4%
2012 0.3408 -6.6%
2013 0.3976 +16.7%
2014 0.4181 +5.2%
2015 0.4734 +13.2%
2016 0.2676 -43.5%
2017 0.2488 -7.0%
2018 0.2998 +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4088 0.3516 0.4732 6
2010s 0.3505 0.2488 0.4734 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 59 Switzerland 0.376 compare
  2. 60 Brazil 0.3615 compare
  3. 61 Chile 0.3266 compare
  4. 63 United States of America 0.2393 compare
  5. 64 Colombia 0.2166 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

More reference data data for Luxembourg

All data for Luxembourg →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg was 0.2998 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.4734 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2488 in 2017.
How does Luxembourg rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Luxembourg ranks 62nd out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg 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: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-total-employment-by-occupational-group/luxembourg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-total-employment-by-occupational-group/luxembourg/">Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Luxembourg</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed