Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 0.96 per 10,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.96 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.03 per 10,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.33 per 10,000 people, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 129th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.33 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.38 per 10,000 people | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.38 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.47 per 10,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.58 per 10,000 people | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.64 per 10,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.64 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.41 per 10,000 people | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5 per 10,000 people | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.55 per 10,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.58 per 10,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6 per 10,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.63 per 10,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.63 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.66 per 10,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.67 per 10,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.62 per 10,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 per 10,000 people | +66.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 per 10,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 per 10,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 per 10,000 people | -5.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.96 per 10,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 37% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.96 per 10,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.995 per 10,000 people, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +66.1% | 0.62 per 10,000 people | 1.03 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4788 per 10,000 people | 0.33 per 10,000 people | 0.64 per 10,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.647 per 10,000 people | 0.5 per 10,000 people | 1.03 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 per 10,000 people | 0.96 per 10,000 people | 1.02 per 10,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 126 Maldives 1.02 per 10,000 people compare
- 127 Bhutan 0.97 per 10,000 people compare
- 127 Jamaica 0.97 per 10,000 people compare
- 130 Samoa 0.9 per 10,000 people compare
- 131 Fiji 0.83 per 10,000 people compare
- 132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.82 per 10,000 people compare
- 132 Laos 0.82 per 10,000 people compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Sri Lanka?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Sri Lanka was 0.96 per 10,000 people in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 per 10,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Sri Lanka ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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