Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers by country
Countries reporting
25
Highest
2,297
Brazil
Lowest
51
Honduras
Median
254
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
287
What the numbers show
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 2,297 in Brazil; the lowest is 51 in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 254, and the mean is 455.88.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 282.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 76.3%).
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2,297 | 2014 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 1,250 | 2017 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1,058 | 2016 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 986 | 2019 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 946 | 2016 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 6 | United States | 876 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 7 | Mongolia | 642 | 2018 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 584 | 2017 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 380 | 2015 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 293 | 2016 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 285 | 2016 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia | 268 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 254 | 2014 | up 167.4% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 219 | 2013 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 169 | 2012 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 140 | 2017 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 18 | Peru | 132 | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 110 | 2015 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Moldova | 88 | 2015 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 83 | 2017 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 22 | Palestine | 73 | 2017 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 73 | 2010 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 24 | Russia | 72 | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 68 | 2012 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 51 | 2019 | down 55.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 363