Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 169 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
169
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
249
in 2009
All-time low
152
in 2001
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

0501001502002502000200620122000: 2122001: 1522002: 1742003: 1752004: 1542005: 1822006: 1922007: 2032008: 2222009: 2492010: 2292012: 169

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 169 for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2012.

The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica peaked at 249 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 152, in 2001.

Costa Rica ranks 16th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 212
2001 152 -28.3%
2002 174 +14.5%
2003 175 +0.6%
2004 154 -12.0%
2005 182 +18.2%
2006 192 +5.5%
2007 203 +5.7%
2008 222 +9.4%
2009 249 +12.2%
2010 229 -8.0%
2012 169 -26.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 191.5 152 249 10
2010s 199 169 229 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 Bolivia 268 compare
  2. 14 Pakistan 254 compare
  3. 15 Georgia 219 compare
  4. 17 El Salvador 140 compare
  5. 18 Peru 132 compare
  6. 19 Dominican Republic 110 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Costa Rica was 169 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 249 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 152 in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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