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Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers by country

Countries reporting
25
Highest
46
Russian Federation
Lowest
27
Palestine, State of
Median
35
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
281

What the numbers show

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 46 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 27 in Palestine, State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 35, and the mean is 35.64.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 35.3%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 23.9%).

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 46 2016 up 35.3% rising
2 United States 45 2018 down 2.2% flat
2 Uruguay 45 2016 unchanged flat
4 Dominican Republic 42 2015 up 13.5% flat
4 Honduras 42 2019 up 5.0% rising
6 Australia 41 2015 unchanged flat
7 Georgia 39 2013 down 11.4% falling
8 Pakistan 38 2014 unchanged flat
9 Republic of Moldova 35 2015 down 18.6% falling
9 South Africa 35 2020 down 14.6% falling
9 Peru 35 2016 down 23.9% falling
9 Ecuador 35 2017 down 2.8% rising
9 Costa Rica 35 2012 down 12.5% flat
9 Chile 35 2017 unchanged falling
15 El Salvador 34 2017 unchanged falling
15 Brazil 34 2016 up 9.7% flat
17 Sri Lanka 33 2016 up 17.9% flat
18 Mexico 32 2019 unchanged flat
18 Viet Nam 32 2019 down 15.8% falling
18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32 2017 — falling
21 Jordan 31 2016 up 6.9% flat
21 Philippines 31 2019 up 6.9% flat
23 Paraguay 29 2010 down 14.7% falling
24 Ethiopia 28 2016 down 17.6% falling
25 Palestine, State of 27 2017 unchanged falling

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 281 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed