Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa

South Africa: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 363 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
363
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
10th
of 26 countries
All-time high
946
in 2013
All-time low
363
in 2020
Years of data
11
2008–2020

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, 2008–2020

02004006008001.0k2008201420202008: 9352009: 7482010: 7622012: 7892013: 9462014: 7372015: 4212016: 4062018: 4312019: 4082020: 363

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa stood at 363. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa peaked at 946 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 363, in 2020.

South Africa ranks 10th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 935
2009 748 -20.0%
2010 762 +1.9%
2012 789 +3.5%
2013 946 +19.9%
2014 737 -22.1%
2015 421 -42.9%
2016 406 -3.6%
2018 431 +6.2%
2019 408 -5.3%
2020 363 -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 841.5 748 935 2
2010s 612.5 406 946 8
2020s 363 363 363 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa was 363 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 946 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 363 in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers?
South Africa ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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