Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium

Belgium: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.7599 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7599
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.9024
in 2004
All-time low
0.748
in 2014
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.812004201120182004: 0.9022005: 0.8742006: 0.8532007: 0.8382008: 0.7912009: 0.8032010: 0.762011: 0.7912012: 0.7632013: 0.7882014: 0.7482015: 0.7552016: 0.7772017: 0.7542018: 0.76

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.7599 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium peaked at 0.9024 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.748, in 2014.

Belgium ranks 9th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.9024
2005 0.8739 -3.2%
2006 0.8525 -2.4%
2007 0.8379 -1.7%
2008 0.791 -5.6%
2009 0.8032 +1.5%
2010 0.7601 -5.4%
2011 0.7915 +4.1%
2012 0.7633 -3.6%
2013 0.7878 +3.2%
2014 0.748 -5.0%
2015 0.7548 +0.9%
2016 0.7769 +2.9%
2017 0.7543 -2.9%
2018 0.7599 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8435 0.791 0.9024 6
2010s 0.7663 0.748 0.7915 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Zambia 0.7666 compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 0.7661 compare
  3. 8 Malta 0.7602 compare
  4. 10 Iceland 0.7525 compare
  5. 11 Cambodia 0.7418 compare
  6. 12 Namibia 0.7401 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium was 0.7599 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9024 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.748 in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 753 data points, 2000–2022
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