Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Ireland
Ireland: Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) was 1,268 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,268
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
21st
of 47 countries
All-time high
1,268
in 2020
All-time low
407
in 1988
Years of data
41
1980–2020
Health graduates - historical data in Ireland, 1980–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, health graduates - historical data in Ireland stood at 1,268. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Ireland peaked at 1,268 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 407, in 1988.
That places Ireland 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 466 | — |
| 1981 | 465 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 488 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 469 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 466 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 440 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 431 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 443 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 407 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 443 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 429 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 425 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 433 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 448 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 437 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 464 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 520 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 519 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 517 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 509 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 546 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 552 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 568 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 608 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 638 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 594 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 641 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 726 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 673 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 722 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 785 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 738 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 781 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 931 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 1,009 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,107 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,162 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1,196 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,254 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,225 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,268 | +3.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,268 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,250, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,268 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 451.8 | 407 | 488 | 10 |
| 1990s | 470.1 | 425 | 520 | 10 |
| 2000s | 626.8 | 546 | 726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,019 | 738 | 1,254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,268 | 1,268 | 1,268 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health graduates - historical data in Ireland?
- Health graduates - historical data in Ireland was 1,268 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,268 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 407 in 1988.
- How does Ireland rank for health graduates - historical data?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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