Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia

Australia: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 575 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
575
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
12th
of 30 countries
All-time high
674
in 2010
All-time low
447
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001–2015

02004006002001200820152001: 5172002: 4472003: 5532004: 5462005: 5872006: 5982007: 6602008: 6372009: 6682010: 6742011: 5412012: 5342013: 5612014: 5662015: 575

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 575 for number of public paid employees, by industry: health in 2015.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 674 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 447, in 2002.

Australia ranks 12th of 30 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 public paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 517
2002 447 -13.5%
2003 553 +23.7%
2004 546 -1.3%
2005 587 +7.5%
2006 598 +1.9%
2007 660 +10.4%
2008 637 -3.5%
2009 668 +4.9%
2010 674 +0.9%
2011 541 -19.7%
2012 534 -1.3%
2013 561 +5.1%
2014 566 +0.9%
2015 575 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 579.22 447 668 9
2010s 575.17 534 674 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 9 Uruguay 633 compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 617 compare
  3. 11 Philippines 601 compare
  4. 13 Zambia 429 compare
  5. 14 Mauritius 406 compare
  6. 15 Morocco 375 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia was 575 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 674 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 447 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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