Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Australia

Australia: Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical was 0.7107 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.7107
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
7th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.8564
in 2002
All-time low
0.7107
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.8352002: 0.8562003: 0.7942004: 0.7642005: 0.7582006: 0.7782007: 0.7522008: 0.7872009: 0.7392010: 0.762011: 0.7352012: 0.7572013: 0.7282014: 0.7682015: 0.711

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Australia is 0.7107, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Australia peaked at 0.8564 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7107, in 2015.

That places Australia 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.8348
2002 0.8564 +2.6%
2003 0.7936 -7.3%
2004 0.7644 -3.7%
2005 0.7582 -0.8%
2006 0.7776 +2.6%
2007 0.7525 -3.2%
2008 0.7875 +4.6%
2009 0.7395 -6.1%
2010 0.7597 +2.7%
2011 0.7349 -3.3%
2012 0.757 +3.0%
2013 0.7283 -3.8%
2014 0.768 +5.5%
2015 0.7107 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7849 0.7395 0.8564 9
2010s 0.7431 0.7107 0.768 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Ecuador 0.7612 compare
  2. 5 Dominican Republic 0.7189 compare
  3. 6 Philippines 0.7188 compare
  4. 8 South Africa 0.7105 compare
  5. 9 Brazil 0.6916 compare
  6. 10 Georgia 0.6717 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Australia?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical in Australia was 0.7107 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8564 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7107 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical?
Australia ranks 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: medical rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 272 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed