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

South Africa: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 165 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
165
Change on year
down 31.0%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
591
in 2008
All-time low
165
in 2020
Years of data
11
2008–2020

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, 2008–2020

2003004005006002008201420202008: 5912009: 4762010: 4822012: 4972013: 5822014: 4482015: 2022016: 2142018: 2522019: 2392020: 165

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 165 for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa peaked at 591 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 165, in 2020.

That places South Africa 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 591
2009 476 -19.5%
2010 482 +1.3%
2012 497 +3.1%
2013 582 +17.1%
2014 448 -23.0%
2015 202 -54.9%
2016 214 +5.9%
2018 252 +17.8%
2019 239 -5.2%
2020 165 -31.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 533.5 476 591 2
2010s 364.5 202 582 8
2020s 165 165 165 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 10 Ethiopia 220 compare
  2. 11 Australia 219 compare
  3. 12 Sri Lanka 206 compare
  4. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 141 compare
  5. 15 Pakistan 108 compare
  6. 16 Costa Rica 101 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa was 165 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 591 in 2008.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 165 in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
South Africa ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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