Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 293 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
293
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
328
in 2015
All-time low
127
in 2011
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

01002003002000200820162000: 1432001: 1602002: 1402003: 1302004: 2592006: 1752007: 1872008: 1812009: 3042011: 1272012: 1452013: 2982014: 3182015: 3282016: 293

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 293 for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2016.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka peaked at 328 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 143
2001 160 +11.9%
2002 140 -12.5%
2003 130 -7.1%
2004 259 +99.2%
2006 175 -32.4%
2007 187 +6.9%
2008 181 -3.2%
2009 304 +68.0%
2011 127 -58.2%
2012 145 +14.2%
2013 298 +105.5%
2014 318 +6.7%
2015 328 +3.1%
2016 293 -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 186.56 130 304 9
2010s 251.5 127 328 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 8 Ecuador 584 compare
  2. 9 Australia 380 compare
  3. 10 South Africa 363 compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 285 compare
  5. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 268 compare
  6. 14 Pakistan 254 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka was 293 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 328 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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