France vs Japan: Public sector employees
Public sector employees over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 5,852 against 5,263 in Japan, a difference of 589.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 64 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,348 | 5,110 | 238.04 | France |
| 2010s | 5,335 | 4,877 | 458.01 | France |
| 2020s | 5,675 | 5,215 | 460.72 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector employees, France or Japan?
- France, at 5,852 against 5,263 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public sector employees between France and Japan?
- 589, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for public sector employees?
- France ranks 4th and Japan ranks 7th of 64 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Public sector employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.