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

Colombia: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0663 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0663
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
19th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1241
in 2007
All-time low
0.0663
in 2017
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia, 2006–2017

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252006201120172006: 0.1092007: 0.1242008: 0.1022009: 0.0962010: 0.0922011: 0.0742012: 0.0792013: 0.0762014: 0.0842015: 0.0752016: 0.0772017: 0.066

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0663 for health workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia peaked at 0.1241 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0663, in 2017.

That places Colombia 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1087
2007 0.1241 +14.2%
2008 0.1025 -17.5%
2009 0.0958 -6.5%
2010 0.0925 -3.5%
2011 0.0743 -19.7%
2012 0.0787 +5.9%
2013 0.0755 -4.0%
2014 0.0837 +10.8%
2015 0.0745 -10.9%
2016 0.0765 +2.7%
2017 0.0663 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1078 0.0958 0.1241 4
2010s 0.0778 0.0663 0.0925 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Pakistan 0.0903 compare
  2. 17 Ethiopia 0.086 compare
  3. 18 Peru 0.08 compare
  4. 20 Morocco 0.0519
  5. 21 Paraguay 0.0328 compare
  6. 22 Russian Federation 0.0318 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia was 0.0663 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1241 in 2007.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0663 in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed