Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of paid employees, by industry: Health was 457 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
457
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
20th
of 30 countries
All-time high
480
in 2015
All-time low
107
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

1002003004005002000200820162000: 1662001: 1072002: 2252003: 2722004: 4312006: 3392007: 3542008: 3522009: 4432011: 2902012: 3282013: 4132014: 4382015: 4802016: 457

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka stood at 457.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 480 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 107, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 30 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 paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 166
2001 107 -35.5%
2002 225 +110.3%
2003 272 +20.9%
2004 431 +58.5%
2006 339 -21.3%
2007 354 +4.4%
2008 352 -0.6%
2009 443 +25.9%
2011 290 -34.5%
2012 328 +13.1%
2013 413 +25.9%
2014 438 +6.1%
2015 480 +9.6%
2016 457 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298.78 107 443 9
2010s 401 290 480 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka?
Number of paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 457 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 480 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 107 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of paid employees, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 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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