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: Our World in Data.
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 40.57 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.69, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.68 | — |
| 2004 | 40.57 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 30.52 | -24.8% |
| 2006 | 29.59 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.1 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.69 | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 20.79 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.65 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 21.93 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.98 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 22.24 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.57 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 22.75 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.19 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.79 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.54 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.79 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22.7 | -0.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 22.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.54, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 22.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.43, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -31.3% | 30.1 | 20.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.99 | 20.69 | 40.57 | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.44 | 21.65 | 23.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More work & labour data for Slovenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3442 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,335 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 606.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 773.01 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 859.02 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,632 1000 No (2100)
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 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 40.57 in 2004.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.69 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 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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