Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia

Australia: Number of paid employees, by industry: Health was 1,405 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,405
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
9th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1,405
in 2015
All-time low
802
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001–2015

05001.0k1.5k2001200820152001: 8782002: 8022003: 8442004: 8512005: 9132006: 9342007: 1.0k2008: 9512009: 9622010: 9632011: 1.3k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Australia stood at 1,405. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 1,405 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 802, in 2002.

Australia ranks 9th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 878
2002 802 -8.7%
2003 844 +5.2%
2004 851 +0.8%
2005 913 +7.3%
2006 934 +2.3%
2007 1,006 +7.7%
2008 951 -5.5%
2009 962 +1.2%
2010 963 +0.1%
2011 1,287 +33.6%
2012 1,334 +3.7%
2013 1,341 +0.5%
2014 1,378 +2.8%
2015 1,405 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 904.56 802 1,006 9
2010s 1,285 963 1,405 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Philippines 1,609 compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 1,565 compare
  3. 8 Russia 1,475 compare
  4. 10 Ecuador 970 compare
  5. 11 Peru 887 compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia 760 compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: health in Australia?
Number of paid employees, by industry: health in Australia was 1,405 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1,405 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 802 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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