Austria vs Belgium: Public employment

Austria
4,725
in 2023
Belgium
5,096
in 2022
Austria rank
19th
Belgium rank
16th

Public employment over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
02.0k4.0k6.0k199520092023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5,096 against 4,725 in Austria, a difference of 371.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 16th of 47 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 3,998 4,385 386.46 Belgium
2010s 4,304 4,651 346.93 Belgium
2020s 4,577 4,996 418.33 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public employment, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium, at 5,096 against 4,725 in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in public employment between Austria and Belgium?
371, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for public employment?
Austria ranks 19th and Belgium ranks 16th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Public employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public employment
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 681 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.