Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia

Australia: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.2638 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2638
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
1st
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.3014
in 2007
All-time low
0.2422
in 2011
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia, 2001–2015

00.10.20.32001200820152001: 0.2812002: 0.2762003: 0.2492004: 0.2552005: 0.262006: 0.2712007: 0.3012008: 0.2872009: 0.282010: 0.2832011: 0.2422012: 0.2492013: 0.2592014: 0.2512015: 0.264

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia stood at 0.2638.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia peaked at 0.3014 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2422, in 2011.

Australia ranks 1st of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2808
2002 0.2756 -1.8%
2003 0.2486 -9.8%
2004 0.2551 +2.6%
2005 0.2604 +2.1%
2006 0.2707 +3.9%
2007 0.3014 +11.3%
2008 0.2873 -4.7%
2009 0.2796 -2.7%
2010 0.2828 +1.2%
2011 0.2422 -14.4%
2012 0.2487 +2.7%
2013 0.2586 +4.0%
2014 0.2506 -3.1%
2015 0.2638 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2733 0.2486 0.3014 9
2010s 0.2578 0.2422 0.2828 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Chile 0.2161 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.1695 compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.166 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Australia was 0.2638 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3014 in 2007.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2422 in 2011.
How does Australia rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Australia ranks 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
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