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 0.4536 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4536
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
5th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5089
in 2007
All-time low
0.3866
in 2013
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.4742005: 0.4612006: 0.4362007: 0.5092008: 0.4712009: 0.4672010: 0.4422011: 0.4652012: 0.4122013: 0.3872014: 0.4512015: 0.4632016: 0.4652017: 0.4322018: 0.454

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.4536 for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in 2018.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Belgium peaked at 0.5089 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3866, in 2013.

That places Belgium 5th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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: Elementary workers in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4742
2005 0.4609 -2.8%
2006 0.4359 -5.4%
2007 0.5089 +16.7%
2008 0.4711 -7.4%
2009 0.467 -0.9%
2010 0.4419 -5.4%
2011 0.4647 +5.1%
2012 0.4116 -11.4%
2013 0.3866 -6.1%
2014 0.4505 +16.5%
2015 0.4631 +2.8%
2016 0.4653 +0.5%
2017 0.4318 -7.2%
2018 0.4536 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4697 0.4359 0.5089 6
2010s 0.441 0.3866 0.4653 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.5284 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.5219 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 0.5077 compare
  4. 6 Georgia 0.4373 compare
  5. 7 Zambia 0.4195 compare
  6. 8 Switzerland 0.3856 compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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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 0.4536 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 0.5089 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3866 in 2013.
How does Belgium rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Belgium ranks 5th out of 63 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 3.7%. 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: Elementary workers. 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: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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