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

Uruguay: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 229 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
229
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
287
in 2014
All-time low
99
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

1001502002503002000200820162000: 1072001: 1022002: 1062003: 1232004: 1252005: 992006: 2832007: 2352008: 2352009: 2612010: 2502011: 2622012: 2492014: 2872015: 2442016: 229

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay is 229, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay peaked at 287 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 9th 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 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 107
2001 102 -4.7%
2002 106 +3.9%
2003 123 +16.0%
2004 125 +1.6%
2005 99 -20.8%
2006 283 +185.9%
2007 235 -17.0%
2008 235 +0.0%
2009 261 +11.1%
2010 250 -4.2%
2011 262 +4.8%
2012 249 -5.0%
2014 287 +15.3%
2015 244 -15.0%
2016 229 -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167.6 99 283 10
2010s 253.5 229 287 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Ecuador 401 compare
  2. 8 United States 234 compare
  3. 10 Ethiopia 220 compare
  4. 11 Australia 219 compare
  5. 12 Sri Lanka 206 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Uruguay was 229 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 287 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Uruguay ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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