Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia

Australia: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 219 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
219
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
242
in 2011
All-time low
141
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001–2015

0501001502002502001200820152001: 1712002: 1412003: 1732004: 1752005: 1822006: 2012007: 1962008: 1962009: 2082010: 2192011: 2422012: 2222013: 2322014: 2282015: 219

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia stood at 219.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia peaked at 242 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 141, in 2002.

Australia ranks 11th of 27 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 occupation: Medical workers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 171
2002 141 -17.5%
2003 173 +22.7%
2004 175 +1.2%
2005 182 +4.0%
2006 201 +10.4%
2007 196 -2.5%
2008 196 +0.0%
2009 208 +6.1%
2010 219 +5.3%
2011 242 +10.5%
2012 222 -8.3%
2013 232 +4.5%
2014 228 -1.7%
2015 219 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 182.56 141 208 9
2010s 227 219 242 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 8 United States 234 compare
  2. 9 Uruguay 229 compare
  3. 10 Ethiopia 220 compare
  4. 12 Sri Lanka 206 compare
  5. 13 South Africa 165 compare
  6. 14 Bolivia 141 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia was 219 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 242 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 141 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Australia ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 297 data points, 2000–2020
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