Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Belgium
Belgium: Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) was 1,898 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Health graduates - historical data in Belgium, 1994–2021
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2021, health graduates - historical data in Belgium stood at 1,898.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Belgium peaked at 3,282 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 681, in 2006.
That places Belgium 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 996 | — |
| 1995 | 1,072 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1,150 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,186 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,076 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1,139 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,039 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1,145 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1,056 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,193 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 835 | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 763 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 681 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 732 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 758 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 851 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 980 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 1,125 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 1,180 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,176 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,289 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,359 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,614 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 1,684 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3,282 | +94.9% |
| 2019 | 2,020 | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 1,917 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1,898 | -1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,898 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,250, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,898 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +94.9% | 1,684 | 3,282 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 | 996 | 1,186 | 6 |
| 2000s | 905.3 | 681 | 1,193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,571 | 980 | 3,282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,908 | 1,898 | 1,917 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 11 Netherlands 2,500 compare
- 11 Netherlands 2,500 compare
- 14 Czechia 1,771 compare
- 15 Portugal 1,619 compare
- 16 Hungary 1,532 compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health graduates - historical data in Belgium?
- Health graduates - historical data in Belgium was 1,898 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,282 in 2018.
- What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 681 in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for health graduates - historical data?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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