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Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers by country

Countries reporting
26
Highest
1,696
Brazil
Lowest
36
Honduras
Median
209.5
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
288

What the numbers show

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 1,696 in Brazil; the lowest is 36 in Honduras.

The median across all reporting countries is 209.5, and the mean is 372.35.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 278.3%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 75.7%).

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 1,696 2015 up 47.4% rising
2 Chile 1,070 2017 up 102.3% rising
3 Philippines 932 2019 up 93.4% rising
4 Jordan 842 2016 down 6.1% falling
5 United States 792 2018 down 11.9% falling
6 Uruguay 740 2016 down 11.3% rising
7 Mongolia 565 2018 up 58.3% rising
8 Ecuador 471 2017 up 127.5% rising
9 Australia 342 2015 up 35.7% rising
10 South Africa 280 2020 down 58.9% falling
11 Sri Lanka 265 2016 up 66.7% rising
12 Ethiopia 261 2016 up 171.9% volatile
13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 216 2017 — volatile
14 Georgia 203 2013 up 4.1% falling
15 Pakistan 136 2014 up 156.6% rising
16 Costa Rica 133 2012 down 10.1% rising
17 Peru 111 2016 up 19.4% rising
18 Dominican Republic 102 2015 up 3.0% falling
19 El Salvador 100 2017 down 19.4% falling
20 Republic of Moldova 87 2015 up 278.3% volatile
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73 2017 up 2.8% falling
22 Russia 67 2016 down 4.3% rising
23 Palestine, State of 60 2017 down 75.7% falling
24 Mauritius 51 2012 up 104.0% rising
25 Paraguay 50 2010 down 16.7% flat
26 Honduras 36 2019 down 57.6% volatile

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 288 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed