Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia

Australia: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 342 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
342
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
374
in 2014
All-time low
242
in 2004
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001–2015

01002003004002001200820152001: 2782002: 2632003: 2492004: 2422005: 2522006: 2722007: 2842008: 2642009: 2722010: 2852011: 3712012: 3522013: 3492014: 3742015: 342

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia is 342, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia peaked at 374 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 242, in 2004.

Australia ranks 9th of 26 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 occupation: Medical workers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 278
2002 263 -5.4%
2003 249 -5.3%
2004 242 -2.8%
2005 252 +4.1%
2006 272 +7.9%
2007 284 +4.4%
2008 264 -7.0%
2009 272 +3.0%
2010 285 +4.8%
2011 371 +30.2%
2012 352 -5.1%
2013 349 -0.9%
2014 374 +7.2%
2015 342 -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 264 242 284 9
2010s 345.5 285 374 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Uruguay 740 compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 565 compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 471 compare
  4. 10 South Africa 280 compare
  5. 11 Sri Lanka 265 compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia 261 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia was 342 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 374 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 242 in 2004.
How does Australia rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Australia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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