Which has higher public employment, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 28,600 against 24,916 in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in public employment between Italy and Republic of Korea?

3,684, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Public employment

Italy

24,916

in 2023

Republic of Korea

28,600

in 2023

Italy rank

8th

Republic of Korea rank

7th

Public employment over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 28,600 against 24,916 in Italy, a difference of 3,684.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 47 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	23,991	26,950	2,959	Republic of Korea
2020s	23,566	27,875	4,309	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public employment, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 28,600 against 24,916 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in public employment between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 3,684, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for public employment?: Italy ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th 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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Indicator: Public employment
Source: International Labour Organization
Licence: ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage: 47 places, 681 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

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.