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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |