Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia

Australia: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 380 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
380
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
412
in 2011
All-time low
264
in 2004
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001–2015

01002003004002001200820152001: 3162002: 2992003: 2772004: 2642005: 2822006: 3032007: 3202008: 2892009: 3002010: 3162011: 4122012: 3882013: 3792014: 4122015: 380

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 380 for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia peaked at 412 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 264, in 2004.

That places Australia 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 294.44 264 320 9
2010s 381.17 316 412 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 United States 876 compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 642 compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 584 compare
  4. 10 South Africa 363 compare
  5. 11 Sri Lanka 293 compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 285 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia was 380 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 412 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 264 in 2004.
How does Australia rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Australia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 287 data points, 2000–2020
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