Public sector employees in Australia
Australia: Public sector employees was 3,649 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public sector employees in Australia, 2001–2021
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3,649 for public sector employees in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Australia peaked at 3,661 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,089, in 2001.
That places Australia 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,089 | — |
| 2002 | 2,228 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2,345 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2,367 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,482 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,605 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,579 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,820 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 2,968 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3,155 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,920 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 3,069 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3,087 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,131 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,228 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3,304 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,336 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,444 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3,661 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,552 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,649 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,498 | 2,089 | 2,968 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,234 | 2,920 | 3,661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,601 | 3,552 | 3,649 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employees in Australia?
- Public sector employees in Australia was 3,649 in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,661 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,089 in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for public sector employees?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.