Health graduates - historical data in France

France: Health graduates - historical data was 6,708 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,708
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
8,935
in 1980
All-time low
3,232
in 2002
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Health graduates - historical data in France, 1980–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1980199920191980: 8.9k1981: 8.7k1982: 8.4k1983: 8.0k1984: 8.6k1985: 8.5k1986: 7.1k1987: 7.3k1988: 7.0k1989: 6.2k1990: 5.3k1991: 5.4k1992: 5.4k1993: 4.9k1994: 4.8k1995: 4.7k1996: 4.7k1997: 4.7k1998: 3.9k1999: 4.0k2000: 3.9k2001: 3.6k2002: 3.2k2003: 3.8k2004: 3.6k2005: 3.4k2006: 3.4k2007: 3.9k2008: 3.5k2009: 3.4k2010: 3.7k2011: 4.4k2012: 4.7k2013: 5.0k2014: 5.4k2015: 6.0k2016: 6.3k2017: 7.3k2018: 6.4k2019: 6.7k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health graduates - historical data in France is 6,708, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in France peaked at 8,935 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3,232, in 2002.

That places France 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Health graduates - historical data in France, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in France, 1980 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1980 8,935
1981 8,686 -2.8%
1982 8,392 -3.4%
1983 7,957 -5.2%
1984 8,577 +7.8%
1985 8,505 -0.8%
1986 7,081 -16.7%
1987 7,313 +3.3%
1988 7,042 -3.7%
1989 6,200 -12.0%
1990 5,339 -13.9%
1991 5,384 +0.8%
1992 5,403 +0.4%
1993 4,879 -9.7%
1994 4,844 -0.7%
1995 4,654 -3.9%
1996 4,700 +1.0%
1997 4,700 +0.0%
1998 3,870 -17.7%
1999 3,962 +2.4%
2000 3,935 -0.7%
2001 3,634 -7.6%
2002 3,232 -11.1%
2003 3,828 +18.4%
2004 3,562 -6.9%
2005 3,441 -3.4%
2006 3,354 -2.5%
2007 3,850 +14.8%
2008 3,526 -8.4%
2009 3,354 -4.9%
2010 3,740 +11.5%
2011 4,384 +17.2%
2012 4,717 +7.6%
2013 5,040 +6.8%
2014 5,365 +6.4%
2015 6,025 +12.3%
2016 6,314 +4.8%
2017 7,252 +14.9%
2018 6,387 -11.9%
2019 6,708 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7,869 6,200 8,935 10
1990s 4,774 3,870 5,403 10
2000s 3,572 3,232 3,935 10
2010s 5,593 3,740 7,252 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Italy 11,089 compare
  2. 2 Germany 10,007 compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,730 compare
  4. 5 Spain 6,600 compare
  5. 6 Romania 5,067 compare
  6. 7 Poland 4,006 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in France?
Health graduates - historical data in France was 6,708 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 8,935 in 1980.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 3,232 in 2002.
How does France rank for health graduates - historical data?
France ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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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Indicator
Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1980–2021
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