Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger
Niger: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 1.97 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger, 2002–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger is 1.97, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger peaked at 15.48 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2014.
Niger ranks 79th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.48 | — |
| 2005 | 2.97 | -80.8% |
| 2007 | 5.46 | +83.7% |
| 2011 | 2.21 | -59.6% |
| 2014 | 1.97 | -10.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 26% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 | 2.97 | 15.48 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.97 | 2.21 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Niger was 1.97 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 in 2002.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Niger ranks 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2014.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from 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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