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

Brazil: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 955 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
955
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
955
in 2016
All-time low
542
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002–2016

02004006008001.0k2002200920162002: 5562003: 5422004: 5822005: 6672006: 7132007: 6482008: 7692009: 8612011: 8242012: 8832014: 9472015: 9532016: 955

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil is 955, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil peaked at 955 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 542, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 556
2003 542 -2.5%
2004 582 +7.4%
2005 667 +14.6%
2006 713 +6.9%
2007 648 -9.1%
2008 769 +18.7%
2009 861 +12.0%
2011 824 -4.3%
2012 883 +7.2%
2014 947 +7.2%
2015 953 +0.6%
2016 955 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 667.25 542 861 8
2010s 912.4 824 955 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil was 955 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 955 in 2016.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 542 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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