Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa

South Africa: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0165 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0165
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
18th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0373
in 2013
All-time low
0.0146
in 2015
Years of data
11
2008–2020

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa, 2008–2020

00.010.020.030.042008201420202008: 0.0352009: 0.032010: 0.032012: 0.0322013: 0.0372014: 0.0292015: 0.0152016: 0.0172018: 0.022019: 0.0192020: 0.017

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa stood at 0.0165.

That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa peaked at 0.0373 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0146, in 2015.

That places South Africa 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0352
2009 0.0296 -15.9%
2010 0.0301 +1.5%
2012 0.0315 +4.8%
2013 0.0373 +18.3%
2014 0.0288 -22.8%
2015 0.0146 -49.3%
2016 0.0167 +14.3%
2018 0.0197 +18.3%
2019 0.0195 -1.2%
2020 0.0165 -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0324 0.0296 0.0352 2
2010s 0.0248 0.0146 0.0373 8
2020s 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 15 Russian Federation 0.0231 compare
  2. 16 Paraguay 0.0189
  3. 17 Mexico 0.0181 compare
  4. 19 Pakistan 0.0163 compare
  5. 20 Peru 0.0041 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in South Africa was 0.0165 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0373 in 2013.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
South Africa ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2020.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 216 data points, 2000–2020
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