Hospital employment in Chile
Chile: Hospital employment was 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. β² Rising
Hospital employment in Chile, 2010β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Chile recorded 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants for hospital employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital employment in Chile peaked at 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2010.
That places Chile 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital employment in Chile?
- Hospital employment in Chile was 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospital employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest hospital employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for hospital employment?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hospital employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospital employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on total hospital employment (ie. persons employed in general and specialty hospitals) by category: Physicians Professional nurses and midwives Associate professional nurses Healthcare assistants Other health service providers Other staff Data are presented by number of persons employed (head counts), and number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.