From: Forecasting imbalances in the global health labor market and devising policy responses
 | Needs-based shortages (Need-Supply) | Demand-based shortages (Demand-Supply) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2030 | 2013 | 2030 | |
World Bank Income Group (# of countries) | ||||
 Low (29) | 4 202 379 | 5 746 161 | − 55 173 | 15 498 |
 Lower-middle (44) | 9 003 163 | 6 495 262 | 1 029 616 | 3 723 638 |
 Upper-middle (46) | 3 658 626 | 1 746 981 | 5 276 413 | 11 929 697 |
 High (46) | 81 361 | 74 838 | 305 367 | − 167 623 |
WHO Region (# of countries) | ||||
 Africa (43) | 4 194 741 | 6 088 186 | − 768 647 | − 661 859 |
 Americas (28) | 708 021 | 503 870 | 441 453 | 2 545 754 |
 Eastern Mediterranean (15) | 1 569 814 | 1 508 924 | 367 081 | 1 590 107 |
 Europe (50) | 78 394 | 57 749 | 1 485 608 | 1 355 508 |
 South-East Asia (8) | 6 661 765 | 4 547 443 | 192 068 | 2 038 195 |
 Western Pacific (21) | 3 732 794 | 1 357 071 | 4 838 663 | 8 633 507 |
World (165) | 16Â 945Â 529 | 14Â 063Â 242 | 6Â 556Â 224 | 15Â 501Â 211 |