Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras
Honduras: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 6.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras, 2001–2019
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 6.6% for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras peaked at 7.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.
Honduras ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.5% | — |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
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More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Honduras was 6.6% in 2019, according to World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Honduras ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.