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Government at a Glance - 2015 edition : Public employment

Year200220052009201220132015
CountryIndicatorUnit
AustraliaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item........18.4..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item........14.25..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item........57.54..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item........42.46..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.59..45.8..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage25.33....24.67..26.7
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..20..20.7..17.2
AustriaShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage26.78....27.87..30.6
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..35.3..46.2..30.8
BelgiumEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....22.91..21.46..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....21.1..19.65..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....54.94..56.04..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....45.06..43.96..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.05..45.91..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage23.33....38..39.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..21.4..41.7..23.1
CanadaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....20.31..20.43..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....18.63..18.98..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....61.81..62.84..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....38.19..37.16..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.89..47.57..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage20.6....24.68..25.2
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..23.1..26.9..30.8
ChileEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....10.04..10.71..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....9.18..10.28..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....52.82..54.57..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....47.18..45.45..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....37.92..40.24..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage12.5....14.17..15.8
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..16.7..18.2..34.8
ColombiaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....4.56..4.1..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....4.01..3.66..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....39.8..49.09..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....60.2..50.93..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....39.8..41.53..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage12....12..19.9
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..35.7..33.3..29.4
CzechiaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....34.02......
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....31.75......
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage17....22..19
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..11.1..13.3..18.8
DenmarkEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....33.58..34.89..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....31.56..32.25..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....67.98..67.73..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....32.01..32.27..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.51..47.54..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage37.99....39.11..38
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..33.3..39.1..26.3
EstoniaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....26.62..26.09..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....23.09..23.84..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....69.99..66.38..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....30.01..33.62..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....50.95..49.35..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage17.82....19.8..19.8
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..15.4..8.3..46.2
FinlandShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage36.5....42.5..42.5
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..47.1..50..62.5
FranceEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....20.13..19.84..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....18.31..17.9..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....62.3..62.27..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....37.7..37.73..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.49..47.88..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage12.13....26.86..26.2
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..17.6..20.8..50
GermanyInformation on itemEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....15.4......
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....14.21......
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....51.52......
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....48.48......
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.89..46.3..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage32.17....32.9..36.5
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..42.86..33.3..33.3
GreeceEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....22.18..22.62..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....19.95..17.54..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....45.67..45.58..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....54.34..54.42..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....40.25..41.21..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage8.67....21..23
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..5.6..5.6..10
HungaryEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....26.28..26.84..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....23.65..23.91..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....61.96..60.35..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....38.04..39.64..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.93..45.96..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage9.07....8.81..10.1
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..11.8..10..0
IcelandShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage34.92....39.68..41.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..27.3..50..44.4
IrelandEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage........24.69..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage........17.44..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage13.25....15.06..16.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..21.4..14.3..28.6
IsraelInformation on itemShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage14.17....20..22.5
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..16.7..10.3..18.2
ItalyEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....17.43..17.32..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....17.24..16.03..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....54.7..55.9..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....45.3..44.1..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....40.11..41.61..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage9.84....21.59..31
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..8.3..16.7..43.8
JapanEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....7.93..7.94..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....7.52..7.62..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....41.08..41.92..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....58.92..58.08..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....41.97..42.81..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage7.29....10.65..9.5
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..12.5..11.8..22.2
KoreaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage........7.6..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage........7.4..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage5.86....15.67..16.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..5.6..11.1..5.9
LatviaInformation on itemEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage........31.2..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage........27.5..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage........63.79..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage........36.21..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....52.12..50.71..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage18....23..18
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..23.5..30.8..23.1
LuxembourgEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....25.74..26.07..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....24.42..24.8..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....44.19..48.03..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....55.81..51.97..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....42.86..44.07..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage16.67....25..28.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..14.3..26.7..26.7
MexicoEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....12.53..11.78..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....11.25..11.16..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....46.51..48.63..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....53.49..51.37..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....37.75..38.46..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage16....36.8..38
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..9.4..21.1..17.6
NetherlandsShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage34....38.67..37.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..36..33.3..46.7
New ZealandEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....12.9..12.39..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....12.11..11.58..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....58.31..57.56..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....41.65..42.44..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....46.94..46.84..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage29.17....32.23..31.4
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..23.1..28.6..33.3
NorwayEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....31.98..34.62..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....31.09..33.41..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....70.04..66.67..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....29.96..33.33..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.62..47.3..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage36.36....39.64..39.6
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..44.4..52.6..47.1
PolandEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....26.75..25.24..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....24.57..22.63..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....58.22..59.7..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....41.78..40.3..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.04..44.49..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage20.22....23.7..24.1
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..5.9..22.2..27.8
PortugalEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage........16.4..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage........13.9..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage........57..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage........43..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.4..48.3..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage19.13....28.7..31.3
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..16.7..18.2..28.6
Slovak RepublicEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....26.54..27.19..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....23.34..23.32..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....58.43..59.48..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....41.57..40.53..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....43.95..44.39..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage......17.33..18.7
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..6.3..14.3..0
SloveniaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....20.9..22.94..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....19.68..20.92..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....68.29..69.81..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....31.71..30.19..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....45.89..45.4..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage12.22....32.22..36.7
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..50..7.7..43.8
SpainEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....16.21..17.14..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....13.16..12.67..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....52.9..54.29..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....47.1..45.71..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....43.83..45.65..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage28.29....36..41.1
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..52.4..30.8..30.8
SwedenEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....29.04..28.1..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....26.61..25.83..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage........71.84..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage........28.16..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....47.57..47.55..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage44.99....44.7..43.6
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..14.3..52.2..52.2
SwitzerlandEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....14.99......
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....14.49......
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....54.1......
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....45.9......
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....46.01..46.11..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage23....28.5..30.5
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..4.3..42.9..42.9
TürkiyeEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....13.91..12.86..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....12.16..11.73..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage4.18....14.18..14.4
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..28.6..4..4
United KingdomEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....24.92..23.49..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....22.95..21.47..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....64.52..65.9..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....35.48..34.1..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....46.59..46.47..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage17.91....22.31..22.8
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..14.3..17.2..22.7
United StatesShare of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage14.02....16.98..19.4
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage......27.3..26.1
OECD - AverageInformation on itemEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....21.09..21.28..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....19.37..19.32..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....57.44..58.01..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....42.56..41.99..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....44.92..45.3..
Share of women parliamentariansInformation on itemPercentage20.65....26.81..27.85
Share of women ministersInformation on itemPercentage..21.07..24.92..29.33
 BrazilEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage........12.11..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage........11.41..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage........58.38..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage........41.62..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....42.75..42.63..
 South AfricaEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....15.43..17.38..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentage....11.75..13.08..
 Share of public employment filled by womenInformation on itemPercentage....50.77..52.62..
 Share of public employment filled by menInformation on itemPercentage....49.28..47.38..
Share of employed women in total employmentInformation on itemPercentage....43.79..43.99..
 UkraineEmployment in public sector as a percentage of total employmentInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....22.38..21.72..
Employment in public sector as a percentage of the labour forceInformation on itemPercentageInformation on item....20.4..20.09..
Data extracted on 25 Apr 2024 23:48 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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