Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment by country
This table presents employment by subsector of General Government: Central Government, State Government, Local Government, Social Security funds. The unit used is persons. Employment per person counts each agent as a unit, whether working full-time or part-time. The table shows total employment according to the...
What the numbers show
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept — Total employment is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 6,408 Persons in France; the lowest is 78.8 Persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 943 Persons, and the mean is 1,889 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 45.4%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 0.9%).
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6,408 Persons | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 2,978 Persons | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,665 Persons | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1,328 Persons | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 5,597 Persons | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 401.81 Persons | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 324.1 Persons | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 5,510 Persons | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 216.03 Persons | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 4,377 Persons | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 187.5 Persons | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 4,230 Persons | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 6 | Estonia | 157.7 Persons | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 3,614 Persons | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 3,405 Persons | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 1,828 Persons | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 1,556 Persons | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 1,479 Persons | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 971 Persons | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 960.6 Persons | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 943 Persons | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 903.73 Persons | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 884 Persons | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 829.9 Persons | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 804.3 Persons | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 789.44 Persons | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 706 Persons | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 591.7 Persons | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 565.35 Persons | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 273.2 Persons | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 78.8 Persons | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 2,463 Persons
- Slovak Republic 472.38 Persons
About this data
This table presents employment by subsector of General Government: Central Government, State Government, Local Government, Social Security funds. The unit used is persons. Employment per person counts each agent as a unit, whether working full-time or part-time. The table shows total employment according to the domestic concept. The domestic concept refers to the measurement of economic activities based on a geographical approach rather than a nationality-based approach. Employees are residents and non-residents employed by the General Government. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org