France vs United Kingdom: Public sector employees
Public sector employees over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 8,168 against 5,852 in France, a difference of 2,316.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 64 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,348 | 7,071 | 1,723 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5,335 | 6,950 | 1,615 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 5,711 | 7,680 | 1,969 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector employees, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 8,168 against 5,852 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector employees between France and United Kingdom?
- 2,316, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for public sector employees?
- France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 2nd 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.