Number of paid employees, by industry: Health by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
13,183
Colombia
Lowest
52
Bolivia
Median
583.5
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
331

What the numbers show

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 13,183 in Colombia; the lowest is 52 in Bolivia.

The median across all reporting countries is 583.5, and the mean is 1,458.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 254.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 310.8%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 79.5%).

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Colombia 13,183 2017 up 23.4% volatile
2 Brazil 6,938 2015 up 28.1% rising
3 Chile 3,964 2017 up 55.6% rising
4 Uruguay 2,391 2017 down 18.3% rising
5 Jordan 1,771 2016 down 20.4% rising
6 Philippines 1,609 2019 up 99.6% volatile
7 Pakistan 1,565 2020 up 67.6% rising
8 Russia 1,475 2011 up 126.6% rising
9 Australia 1,405 2015 up 53.9% rising
10 Ecuador 970 2017 up 65.2% rising
11 Peru 887 2017 up 56.7% rising
12 Ethiopia 760 2016 up 78.4% rising
13 Ukraine 734 2013 up 8.9% rising
14 Armenia 608 2021 up 49.0% rising
15 Morocco 598 2009 flat
16 Mauritius 569 2012 up 99.0% rising
17 El Salvador 523 2014 up 17.8% rising
18 Costa Rica 510 2015 up 15.1% rising
19 Zambia 464 2015 up 1.8% rising
20 Sri Lanka 457 2016 up 34.8% rising
21 Argentina 381 2019 down 78.9% rising
22 Guatemala 380 2017 up 29.7% rising
23 Moldova 304 2015 up 310.8% volatile
24 South Africa 293 2020 down 2.3% volatile
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 276 2016 falling
26 Dominican Republic 260 2019 up 7.4% rising
27 Honduras 145 2016 down 68.9% volatile
28 Palestine 133 2017 down 79.5% falling
29 Paraguay 131 2010 down 29.2% falling
30 Bolivia 52 2019 volatile

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed