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

Ecuador: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 471 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
471
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
8th
of 26 countries
All-time high
471
in 2017
All-time low
151
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2017

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Ecuador, 2000–2017

2003004005002000200820172000: 1512004: 1912005: 1802006: 1732007: 2072012: 2742013: 2482014: 3872015: 3862016: 3782017: 471

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Ecuador stood at 471. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Ecuador peaked at 471 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 151, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 151
2004 191 +26.5%
2005 180 -5.8%
2006 173 -3.9%
2007 207 +19.7%
2012 274 +32.4%
2013 248 -9.5%
2014 387 +56.0%
2015 386 -0.3%
2016 378 -2.1%
2017 471 +24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 180.4 151 207 5
2010s 357.33 248 471 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Ecuador?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Ecuador was 471 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 471 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 151 in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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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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