Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
11,909 Number
Türkiye
Lowest
41 Number
Iceland
Median
1,233 Number
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,665
What the numbers show
Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 11,909 Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 41 Number in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,233 Number, and the mean is 2,496 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 290.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 136.9%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 25.4%).
Health graduates - historical data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 11,909 Number | 2020 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 11,089 Number | 2020 | up 64.7% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 10,007 Number | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8,730 Number | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8,730 Number | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | France | 6,708 Number | 2019 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 6,600 Number | 2020 | up 53.5% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 5,067 Number | 2020 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 4,006 Number | 2018 | up 46.9% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 4,006 Number | 2018 | up 46.9% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2,500 Number | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2,500 Number | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 1,898 Number | 2021 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 1,771 Number | 2020 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 1,619 Number | 2020 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 1,532 Number | 2020 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 1,449 Number | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1,414 Number | 2020 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 1,405 Number | 2020 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 1,288 Number | 2020 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 1,268 Number | 2020 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 1,233 Number | 2019 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 1,149 Number | 2020 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 1,115 Number | 2020 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 1,054 Number | 2020 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 1,054 Number | 2020 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 689 Number | 2019 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 689 Number | 2019 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 674 Number | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 588 Number | 2020 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 588 Number | 2020 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 587 Number | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 428 Number | 2021 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 428 Number | 2021 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 276 Number | 2020 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 261 Number | 2013 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 239 Number | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 239 Number | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 157 Number | 2021 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 157 Number | 2021 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 41 | Malta | 134 Number | 2020 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cyprus | 45 Number | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 41 Number | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 73,062 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 64,888 Number