Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Colombia

Colombia: Number of employed employees, by industry: Health was 18,642 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18,642
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
18,845
in 2015
All-time low
898
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001200920172001: 8982006: 5.3k2007: 14.7k2008: 14.8k2009: 14.9k2010: 15.6k2011: 16.6k2012: 16.7k2013: 17.1k2014: 18.2k2015: 18.8k2016: 18.8k2017: 18.6k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 18,642 for number of employed employees, by industry: health in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by industry: health in Colombia peaked at 18,845 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 898, in 2001.

That places Colombia 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 898
2006 5,341 +494.8%
2007 14,740 +176.0%
2008 14,788 +0.3%
2009 14,891 +0.7%
2010 15,563 +4.5%
2011 16,630 +6.9%
2012 16,680 +0.3%
2013 17,093 +2.5%
2014 18,171 +6.3%
2015 18,845 +3.7%
2016 18,831 -0.1%
2017 18,642 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,132 898 14,891 5
2010s 17,557 15,563 18,845 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Brazil 7,909 compare
  2. 3 Chile 4,342 compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 2,778 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by industry: health in Colombia?
Number of employed employees, by industry: health in Colombia was 18,642 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18,845 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 898 in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for number of employed employees, by industry: health?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of employed employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 327 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed