Public sector employment in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment was 11,337 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
11,337
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
11,570
in 2014
All-time low
7,503
in 1992
Years of data
20
1992–2015

Public sector employment in Brazil, 1992–2015

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1992200320151992: 7.5k1995: 7.8k1996: 7.8k1997: 7.7k1998: 7.9k1999: 7.9k2001: 8.2k2002: 8.5k2003: 8.5k2004: 8.9k2005: 9.0k2006: 9.4k2007: 9.9k2008: 10.0k2009: 10.4k2011: 11.0k2012: 11.1k2013: 11.4k2014: 11.6k2015: 11.3k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 11,337 for public sector employment in 2015.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment in Brazil peaked at 11,570 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,503, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 2nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Public sector employment in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Brazil, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 7,503
1995 7,831 +4.4%
1996 7,809 -0.3%
1997 7,667 -1.8%
1998 7,921 +3.3%
1999 7,890 -0.4%
2001 8,173 +3.6%
2002 8,467 +3.6%
2003 8,546 +0.9%
2004 8,928 +4.5%
2005 9,025 +1.1%
2006 9,408 +4.2%
2007 9,873 +4.9%
2008 10,011 +1.4%
2009 10,428 +4.2%
2011 10,960 +5.1%
2012 11,112 +1.4%
2013 11,401 +2.6%
2014 11,570 +1.5%
2015 11,337 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,770 7,503 7,921 6
2000s 9,207 8,173 10,428 9
2010s 11,276 10,960 11,570 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 United States of America 21,941 compare
  2. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,168
  3. 4 Mexico 5,964 compare
  4. 5 France 5,852 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment in Brazil?
Public sector employment in Brazil was 11,337 in 2015, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public sector employment recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 11,570 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 7,503 in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 557 data points, 1987–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.