The Principality’s civil service is dominated by people who were born outside of Monaco and who continue to live beyond its borders, according to a new report by IMSEE that reveals a perhaps surprising picture of the men and women who keep the Principality running smoothly.
French citizens made up a remarkable 70% of Monaco’s civil service in 2024, with just one in four civil servants holding Monegasque citizenship. The balance remains in France’s favour when it comes to residency too: almost 60% of the workforce reported living across the border last year — 23% in one of the French communes that neighbour the Principality — while just over 40% were Monaco residents.
There were 5,226 civil servants on Monaco’s books last year, a slight increase of 73 employees compared to the previous year. The vast majority of these workers are employed in Government Administration, which accounts for a full 75% of the workforce. Of these, 40% were employed by the Ministry of the Interior, while the Ministry of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development follows as the second-largest employer, accounting for 15% of civil servants. The Ministry of State rounds out the top three with 7%, with the remaining workforce distributed among the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
Outside this branch, the Municipality was the next biggest employer, representing 14% of the civil service’s workers. The Prince’s Palace employed 4%, while the Justice Department engaged 3%. The final 3% were simply classified as ‘Other’ in the report, which can be accessed here.
The gender divide among workers was slightly in favour of men, who make up 56% of the civil service, while women comprise 44%. The average age of a Monegasque civil servant is 43.5, with women being slightly older than their male counterparts at 43.8 years of age versus 43.2, respectively.
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