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

Uruguay: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 740 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
740
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
834
in 2006
All-time low
299
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

02004006008002000200820162000: 3412001: 3012002: 3342003: 3392004: 3432005: 2992006: 8342007: 6972008: 6792009: 7222010: 7432011: 7782012: 7342014: 8022015: 7032016: 740

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 740 for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2016.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay peaked at 834 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 299, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 341
2001 301 -11.7%
2002 334 +11.0%
2003 339 +1.5%
2004 343 +1.2%
2005 299 -12.8%
2006 834 +178.9%
2007 697 -16.4%
2008 679 -2.6%
2009 722 +6.3%
2010 743 +2.9%
2011 778 +4.7%
2012 734 -5.7%
2014 802 +9.3%
2015 703 -12.3%
2016 740 +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 488.9 299 834 10
2010s 750 703 802 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay was 740 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 834 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 299 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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