Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia
Slovenia: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 22.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia, 2003–2020
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 22.7% for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia peaked at 40.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2008.
Slovenia ranks 28th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.7% | — |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 20.7% | 40.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia was 22.7% in 2020, 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Slovenia ranks 28th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.