Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 265 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
265
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
304
in 2015
All-time low
111
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

01002003002000200820162000: 1162001: 1372002: 1112003: 1122004: 2102006: 1592007: 1632008: 1512009: 2872011: 1192012: 1302013: 2572014: 2882015: 3042016: 265

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka is 265, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka peaked at 304 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 111, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 116
2001 137 +18.1%
2002 111 -19.0%
2003 112 +0.9%
2004 210 +87.5%
2006 159 -24.3%
2007 163 +2.5%
2008 151 -7.4%
2009 287 +90.1%
2011 119 -58.5%
2012 130 +9.2%
2013 257 +97.7%
2014 288 +12.1%
2015 304 +5.6%
2016 265 -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 160.67 111 287 9
2010s 227.17 119 304 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 8 Ecuador 471 compare
  2. 9 Australia 342 compare
  3. 10 South Africa 280 compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 261 compare
  5. 13 Bolivia 216 compare
  6. 14 Georgia 203 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka was 265 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 304 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 111 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 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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