Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians (number) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
81,700
Russia
Lowest
2
East Timor
Median
1,055
Years covered
42
1983–2024
Data points
453
What the numbers show
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians (number) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 81,700 in Russia; the lowest is 2 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,055, and the mean is 6,262.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,850.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 1,045.3%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 98.4%).
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 81,700 | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 47,315 | 2024 | up 476.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 36,259 | 2024 | up 1,045.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 17,867 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 16,981 | 2024 | up 594.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 14,446 | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 12,074 | 2024 | up 327.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 8,983 | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 6,809 | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Israel | 5,800 | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 12 | Cuba | 4,097 | 2020 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 13 | Yemen | 3,563 | 2022 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 14 | Oman | 2,878 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 2,600 | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2,564 | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 2,412 | 2024 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 1,869 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 1,669 | 2024 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 1,451 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 1,270 | 2018 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 1,118 | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 1,065 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 1,055 | 2024 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 1,043 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1,018 | 2024 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 518 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 28 | Togo | 487 | 2024 | up 277.5% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 467 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bahrain | 319 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 298 | 2022 | up 282.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Georgia | 253 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Gabon | 253 | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 177 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 168 | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 166 | 2022 | up 176.7% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 157 | 2024 | up 881.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 146 | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 40 | Jamaica | 130 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 41 | Barbados | 120 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 98 | 2024 | down 69.2% | rising |
| 43 | Bhutan | 68 | 2022 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Maldives | 18 | 2020 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Comoros | 16 | 2022 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Grenada | 13 | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | East Timor | 2 | 2020 | down 98.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 6,199
- Central African Republic 259