Share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia

Australia: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.9052 in 2015. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.9052
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
38th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.9052
in 2015
All-time low
0.8493
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.812001200820152001: 0.8542002: 0.8492003: 0.8762004: 0.8782005: 0.8782006: 0.8712007: 0.8782008: 0.882009: 0.8952010: 0.8922011: 0.8772012: 0.8912013: 0.8992014: 0.8942015: 0.905

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia stood at 0.9052. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia peaked at 0.9052 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8493, in 2002.

Australia ranks 38th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8732 0.8493 0.8946 9
2010s 0.8931 0.8771 0.9052 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 35 Chile 0.9323 compare
  2. 36 Guatemala 0.9234 compare
  3. 37 Morocco 0.9207 compare
  4. 39 Mexico 0.903 compare
  5. 40 Dominican Republic 0.8279 compare
  6. 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2349 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Australia was 0.9052 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9052 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8493 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Australia ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2015.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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