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

Jordan: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 1,269 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,269
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1,689
in 2008
All-time low
450
in 2002
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002–2016

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k2002200920162002: 4502007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.5k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.4k2016: 1.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Jordan is 1,269, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Jordan peaked at 1,689 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 450, in 2002.

Jordan ranks 4th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 450
2007 1,682 +273.8%
2008 1,689 +0.4%
2009 1,589 -5.9%
2010 1,676 +5.5%
2011 1,527 -8.9%
2012 1,519 -0.5%
2013 1,379 -9.2%
2014 1,358 -1.5%
2016 1,269 -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,352 450 1,689 4
2010s 1,455 1,269 1,676 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 1 Brazil 3,527 compare
  2. 2 Chile 2,448 compare
  3. 3 Ecuador 1,442 compare
  4. 5 Colombia 1,068 compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 1,036 compare
  6. 7 Peru 699 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Jordan?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Jordan was 1,269 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1,689 in 2008.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 450 in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Jordan ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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