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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in public administration, defence and social security by country

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...

Countries reporting
161
Highest
136,038 Persons
World outside Africa
Lowest
1.12 Persons
Guinea-Bissau
Median
173.92 Persons
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,301

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in public administration, defence and social security is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 136,038 Persons in World outside Africa; the lowest is 1.12 Persons in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 173.92 Persons, and the mean is 2,121 Persons.

Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 652.2%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 53.7%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 136,038 Persons 2022 up 12.2% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 43,354 Persons 2022 up 17.3% rising
3 OECD 37,610 Persons 2022 up 14.1% rising
4 Resource-rich countries 19,260 Persons 2022 up 4.5% rising
5 India 8,412 Persons 2022 up 13.7% falling
6 United States 6,019 Persons 2022 up 14.7% rising
7 Brazil 5,189 Persons 2022 down 13.3% rising
8 Japan 5,089 Persons 2022 up 25.0% rising
9 Indonesia 4,943 Persons 2022 up 26.2% rising
10 Russian Federation 4,926 Persons 2022 down 9.3% flat
11 Africa, fragile states 4,514 Persons 2022 up 19.3% rising
12 Germany 3,208 Persons 2022 up 13.3% rising
13 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 3,050 Persons 2022 up 8.4% rising
14 Philippines 2,949 Persons 2022 up 46.5% rising
15 France 2,408 Persons 2022 down 6.1% flat
16 Mexico 2,282 Persons 2022 down 5.4% rising
17 Pakistan 2,276 Persons 2022 up 30.3% rising
18 United Kingdom 2,205 Persons 2022 up 17.3% rising
19 Saudi Arabia 2,204 Persons 2022 up 18.7% rising
20 Thailand 1,899 Persons 2022 up 10.6% rising
21 Algeria 1,822 Persons 2022 up 2.8% rising
22 Argentina 1,735 Persons 2022 up 26.0% rising
23 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1,629 Persons 2022 down 21.2% falling
24 East African Community 1,601 Persons 2022 up 29.8% rising
25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,600 Persons 2022 up 12.9% flat
26 Iraq 1,574 Persons 2022 up 27.1% rising
27 Canada 1,511 Persons 2022 up 12.5% rising
28 Spain 1,428 Persons 2022 up 5.2% rising
29 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1,309 Persons 2022 up 2.0% rising
30 Italy 1,154 Persons 2022 down 16.3% falling
31 Bangladesh 1,128 Persons 2022 up 66.3% rising
32 Ukraine 1,056 Persons 2021 down 5.7% falling
33 Australia 974.18 Persons 2022 up 30.9% rising
34 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 945.6 Persons 2022 down 2.3% rising
35 Malaysia 847.05 Persons 2022 up 16.1% rising
36 Colombia 781.49 Persons 2022 up 37.2% rising
37 Yemen, Republic of 770.51 Persons 2022 up 10.5% rising
38 South Africa 746.42 Persons 2022 down 18.0% rising
39 Peru 729.18 Persons 2022 up 3.9% rising
40 Sudan 672.79 Persons 2022 up 48.3% rising
41 Nigeria 638.17 Persons 2022 down 12.9% rising
42 Angola 634.57 Persons 2022 down 3.7% rising
43 Morocco 581.65 Persons 2022 up 15.9% rising
44 Kenya 581.02 Persons 2022 up 34.1% rising
45 Kazakhstan, Republic of 528.72 Persons 2022 up 36.5% rising
46 Chile 495.53 Persons 2022 up 12.1% rising
47 Cuba 464.58 Persons 2022 up 5.9% rising
48 Sri Lanka 449.34 Persons 2022 down 20.6% flat
49 Israel 442.08 Persons 2022 up 20.7% rising
50 Romania 437 Persons 2022 down 0.2% falling
51 Belgium 435.12 Persons 2022 up 7.5% flat
52 Hungary 433.52 Persons 2022 up 39.6% rising
53 Sweden 429.93 Persons 2022 up 51.2% rising
54 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 415.08 Persons 2022 up 15.7% rising
55 Kuwait 406.68 Persons 2022 up 37.1% rising
56 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 383.25 Persons 2022 down 21.8% rising
57 United Arab Emirates 382.04 Persons 2022 down 3.1% rising
58 Greece 366.49 Persons 2022 up 12.2% flat
59 Jordan 365.8 Persons 2022 up 32.5% rising
60 Czechia 342.11 Persons 2022 up 12.0% rising
61 Portugal 335.74 Persons 2022 up 15.8% falling
62 Tunisia 333.21 Persons 2022 up 10.1% rising
63 Azerbaijan, Republic of 302.71 Persons 2022 up 13.5% rising
64 Austria 297.83 Persons 2022 up 9.0% rising
65 Cambodia 296.25 Persons 2022 up 53.7% rising
66 Libya 279.75 Persons 2022 up 30.9% rising
67 Oman 279.05 Persons 2022 down 37.8% flat
68 Dominican Republic 272.52 Persons 2022 up 33.5% rising
69 Singapore 266.1 Persons 2022 up 22.4% rising
70 Ecuador 259.54 Persons 2022 up 7.6% rising
71 Switzerland 246.49 Persons 2022 up 19.5% flat
72 Mozambique, Republic of 239.84 Persons 2022 up 70.3% rising
73 Uganda 222.91 Persons 2022 up 93.8% rising
74 Ghana 219.66 Persons 2022 up 107.5% rising
75 Bulgaria 214.87 Persons 2022 down 8.9% rising
76 Belarus, Republic of 214.11 Persons 2022 down 22.6% falling
77 Paraguay 212.86 Persons 2022 up 33.4% rising
78 Cameroon 211.69 Persons 2022 up 37.0% rising
79 Guatemala 188.04 Persons 2022 up 83.5% rising
80 Norway 178.31 Persons 2022 up 12.9% rising
81 Serbia, Republic of 173.92 Persons 2022 up 32.2% falling
82 Myanmar 162.92 Persons 2022 up 112.7% volatile
83 Lebanon 161.05 Persons 2022 down 0.7% rising
84 Denmark 160.93 Persons 2022 up 2.7% falling
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 154.56 Persons 2022 down 26.6% flat
86 New Zealand 154.21 Persons 2022 up 40.3% rising
87 Botswana 145.46 Persons 2022 up 20.9% rising
88 South Sudan, Republic of 142.93 Persons 2022 up 7.1% flat
89 Ireland 130.75 Persons 2022 up 49.0% rising
90 Finland 124.18 Persons 2022 up 9.1% flat
91 Bolivia 122.92 Persons 2022 down 16.5% rising
92 Panama 122.61 Persons 2022 up 16.2% rising
93 El Salvador 116.68 Persons 2022 up 3.5% rising
94 Uruguay 113.92 Persons 2022 up 7.6% rising
95 Lao People's Democratic Republic 112.89 Persons 2022 down 6.8% rising
96 Qatar 111.61 Persons 2022 up 31.4% rising
97 Zimbabwe 110.24 Persons 2022 up 65.1% flat
98 Turkmenistan 110.01 Persons 2022 up 3.1% rising
99 Bahrain, Kingdom of 106.96 Persons 2022 up 24.4% rising
100 Kyrgyz Republic 103.13 Persons 2022 down 9.8% falling
101 Haiti 102.13 Persons 2022 up 25.4% rising
102 Nicaragua 101.67 Persons 2022 up 34.2% rising
103 Mongolia 99.45 Persons 2022 up 44.4% rising
104 Honduras 98.84 Persons 2022 up 17.6% rising
105 Chad 95.69 Persons 2022 up 28.3% rising
106 Malawi 95.64 Persons 2022 up 47.4% rising
107 Georgia 92.6 Persons 2022 up 5.4% flat
108 Costa Rica 89.39 Persons 2022 down 16.9% rising
109 Burkina Faso 88.73 Persons 2022 up 46.5% rising
110 Tajikistan, Republic of 86.24 Persons 2022 up 23.4% rising
111 Niger 84.24 Persons 2022 up 57.9% rising
112 Côte d’Ivoire 80.64 Persons 2022 down 33.7% falling
113 Jamaica 77.16 Persons 2022 up 24.7% rising
114 Rwanda 76.18 Persons 2022 up 131.6% volatile
115 Mali 72.98 Persons 2022 up 68.6% rising
116 Albania 71.64 Persons 2022 up 16.9% rising
117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.22 Persons 2022 down 6.3% flat
118 Zambia 70.3 Persons 2022 up 40.4% rising
119 Benin 67.44 Persons 2022 up 38.6% rising
120 Trinidad and Tobago 65.09 Persons 2022 up 4.9% rising
121 North Macedonia, Republic of 58.56 Persons 2022 up 32.1% rising
122 Cyprus 56.4 Persons 2022 up 62.3% rising
123 Armenia, Republic of 55.96 Persons 2022 down 23.4% falling
124 Mauritius 53.35 Persons 2022 up 26.3% rising
125 Sierra Leone 51.85 Persons 2022 up 652.2% volatile
126 Congo, Republic of 43.65 Persons 2022 up 48.6% rising
127 Nepal 43.13 Persons 2022 up 26.3% flat
128 Bhutan 42.87 Persons 2022 up 51.0% rising
129 Brunei Darussalam 40.1 Persons 2022 down 10.2% falling
130 Maldives 38.87 Persons 2022 up 61.8% rising
131 Somalia 38.85 Persons 2022 up 41.2% rising
132 Luxembourg 38.11 Persons 2022 up 31.5% rising
133 Papua New Guinea 33.95 Persons 2022 down 29.7% flat
134 Namibia 32.2 Persons 2022 down 5.1% falling
135 Senegal 31.62 Persons 2022 up 14.5% rising
136 Guinea 29.56 Persons 2022 up 40.0% rising
137 Gabon 25.61 Persons 2022 up 37.7% rising
138 Togo 25.32 Persons 2022 up 47.6% rising
139 Gambia, The 25.11 Persons 2022 up 54.1% rising
140 Eritrea, The State of 22.99 Persons 2022 up 21.0% rising
141 Guyana 22.86 Persons 2022 up 13.1% rising
142 Liberia 22.43 Persons 2022 up 68.7% rising
143 Montenegro 22 Persons 2022 up 4.4% falling
144 Djibouti 21.76 Persons 2022 up 9.2% rising
145 Central African Republic 21.69 Persons 2022 up 13.3% rising
146 Bahamas, The 19.39 Persons 2022 up 24.9% rising
147 Malta 19.31 Persons 2022 up 18.1% rising
148 Burundi 18.55 Persons 2022 down 19.3% falling
149 Suriname 15.26 Persons 2022 down 53.7% falling
150 Comoros, Union of the 14.17 Persons 2022 up 68.4% rising
151 Iceland 12.53 Persons 2022 up 31.2% rising
152 Belize 10.33 Persons 2022 up 12.2% rising
153 St. Lucia 9.17 Persons 2022 up 10.4% falling
154 Barbados 8 Persons 2022 down 18.2% falling
155 Samoa 7.66 Persons 2022 up 202.2% volatile
156 Solomon Islands 5.47 Persons 2022 down 38.3% falling
157 Tonga 4.11 Persons 2022 up 112.5% rising
158 Vanuatu 3.41 Persons 2022 down 34.0% rising
159 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 3.17 Persons 2022 up 21.1% rising
160 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2.77 Persons 2022 up 4.2% rising
161 Guinea-Bissau 1.12 Persons 2022 up 22.1% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation — Workers in public administration, defence and social security
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Persons
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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231 places, 5,301 data points, 2000–2022
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 32 shows total employment by sex and within 14 different economic sectors.