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

Brazil: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 2,297 in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
2,297
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
2,297
in 2014
All-time low
1,502
in 2002
Years of data
11
2002–2014

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002–2014

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2002200820142002: 1.5k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.9k2009: 2.2k2011: 1.9k2012: 2.2k2014: 2.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil is 2,297, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil peaked at 2,297 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,502, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,724 1,502 2,175 8
2010s 2,143 1,943 2,297 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Chile 1,250 compare
  2. 3 Uruguay 1,058 compare
  3. 4 Philippines 986 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil was 2,297 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2,297 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1,502 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2014.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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