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

Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 206 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
206
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
12th
of 27 countries
All-time high
253
in 2015
All-time low
87
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

1001502002502000200820162000: 952001: 1122002: 872003: 942004: 1682006: 1232007: 1362008: 1192009: 2212011: 992012: 1002013: 2162014: 2412015: 2532016: 206

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 206 for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka peaked at 253 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2002.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 95
2001 112 +17.9%
2002 87 -22.3%
2003 94 +8.0%
2004 168 +78.7%
2006 123 -26.8%
2007 136 +10.6%
2008 119 -12.5%
2009 221 +85.7%
2011 99 -55.2%
2012 100 +1.0%
2013 216 +116.0%
2014 241 +11.6%
2015 253 +5.0%
2016 206 -18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 128.33 87 221 9
2010s 185.83 99 253 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Uruguay 229 compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 220 compare
  3. 11 Australia 219 compare
  4. 13 South Africa 165 compare
  5. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 141 compare
  6. 15 Pakistan 108 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Sri Lanka was 206 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 253 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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