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

Brazil: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 1,696 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,696
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,697
in 2014
All-time low
921
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2015

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002–2015

05001.0k1.5k2002200820152002: 9212003: 9532004: 1.0k2005: 1.2k2006: 1.2k2007: 1.1k2008: 1.3k2009: 1.6k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.6k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil stood at 1,696.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil peaked at 1,697 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 921, in 2002.

That places Brazil 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 921
2003 953 +3.5%
2004 1,017 +6.7%
2005 1,151 +13.2%
2006 1,200 +4.3%
2007 1,128 -6.0%
2008 1,316 +16.7%
2009 1,553 +18.0%
2011 1,455 -6.3%
2012 1,582 +8.7%
2014 1,697 +7.3%
2015 1,696 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,155 921 1,553 8
2010s 1,608 1,455 1,697 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Chile 1,070 compare
  2. 3 Philippines 932 compare
  3. 4 Jordan 842 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil was 1,696 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1,697 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 921 in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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