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

Portugal: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.6747 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6747
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.8178
in 2007
All-time low
0.6413
in 2016
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.8182008: 0.732009: 0.7062010: 0.6932011: 0.7612012: 0.7422013: 0.7192014: 0.6852015: 0.6622016: 0.6412017: 0.6632018: 0.675

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.6747 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal peaked at 0.8178 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6413, in 2016.

Portugal ranks 26th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupational group: Professionals in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.8178
2008 0.7296 -10.8%
2009 0.7057 -3.3%
2010 0.6927 -1.9%
2011 0.7607 +9.8%
2012 0.7424 -2.4%
2013 0.7188 -3.2%
2014 0.6852 -4.7%
2015 0.6623 -3.3%
2016 0.6413 -3.2%
2017 0.6625 +3.3%
2018 0.6747 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.751 0.7057 0.8178 3
2010s 0.6934 0.6413 0.7607 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Mongolia 0.6818 compare
  2. 24 Poland 0.6807 compare
  3. 25 Türkiye 0.679 compare
  4. 27 Hungary 0.667 compare
  5. 28 Serbia 0.6598 compare
  6. 29 Guatemala 0.6584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Portugal was 0.6747 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8178 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6413 in 2016.
How does Portugal rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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