Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 16.8% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2000–2006
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 16.8% for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2006. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +4.9% |
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More work & labour data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 16.8% in 2006, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2002.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2006.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.