Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands

Netherlands: Health graduates - historical data was 2,500 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,500 Number
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,730 Number
in 2017
All-time low
1,201 Number
in 1993
Years of data
37
1983–2020

Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands, 1983–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1983200120201983: 1.5k Number1984: 1.5k Number1985: 1.5k Number1987: 1.7k Number1988: 1.8k Number1989: 1.6k Number1990: 1.5k Number1991: 1.4k Number1992: 1.3k Number1993: 1.2k Number1994: 1.2k Number1995: 1.2k Number1996: 1.4k Number1997: 1.5k Number1998: 1.4k Number1999: 1.6k Number2000: 1.4k Number2001: 1.4k Number2002: 1.6k Number2003: 1.7k Number2004: 1.7k Number2005: 1.8k Number2006: 1.8k Number2007: 2.0k Number2008: 2.0k Number2009: 2.1k Number2010: 2.3k Number2011: 2.5k Number2012: 2.5k Number2013: 2.4k Number2014: 2.5k Number2015: 2.5k Number2016: 2.6k Number2017: 2.7k Number2018: 2.7k Number2019: 2.6k Number2020: 2.5k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health graduates - historical data in Netherlands is 2,500 Number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Netherlands peaked at 2,730 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,201 Number, in 1993.

Netherlands ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Netherlands, 1983 to 2020.
Year Number Change
1983 1,460 Number —
1984 1,485 Number +1.7%
1985 1,466 Number -1.3%
1987 1,739 Number +18.6%
1988 1,779 Number +2.3%
1989 1,635 Number -8.1%
1990 1,451 Number -11.3%
1991 1,375 Number -5.2%
1992 1,286 Number -6.5%
1993 1,201 Number -6.6%
1994 1,228 Number +2.2%
1995 1,216 Number -1.0%
1996 1,413 Number +16.2%
1997 1,467 Number +3.8%
1998 1,382 Number -5.8%
1999 1,582 Number +14.5%
2000 1,418 Number -10.4%
2001 1,423 Number +0.4%
2002 1,571 Number +10.4%
2003 1,654 Number +5.3%
2004 1,705 Number +3.1%
2005 1,756 Number +3.0%
2006 1,842 Number +4.9%
2007 2,019 Number +9.6%
2008 2,022 Number +0.1%
2009 2,075 Number +2.6%
2010 2,276 Number +9.7%
2011 2,460 Number +8.1%
2012 2,470 Number +0.4%
2013 2,420 Number -2.0%
2014 2,450 Number +1.2%
2015 2,480 Number +1.2%
2016 2,610 Number +5.2%
2017 2,730 Number +4.6%
2018 2,720 Number -0.4%
2019 2,620 Number -3.7%
2020 2,500 Number -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,594 Number 1,460 Number 1,779 Number 6
1990s 1,360 Number 1,201 Number 1,582 Number 10
2000s 1,748 Number 1,418 Number 2,075 Number 10
2010s 2,524 Number 2,276 Number 2,730 Number 10
2020s 2,500 Number 2,500 Number 2,500 Number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 8 Romania 5,067 Number compare
  2. 9 Poland 4,006 Number compare
  3. 9 Poland 4,006 Number compare
  4. 11 Netherlands 2,500 Number compare
  5. 13 Belgium 1,898 Number compare
  6. 14 Czechia 1,771 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in Netherlands?
Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands was 2,500 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 2,730 Number in 2017.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1,201 Number in 1993.
How does Netherlands rank for health graduates - historical data?
Netherlands ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,665 data points, 1980–2021
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