Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands

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

Latest (2020)
2,500
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,730
in 2017
All-time low
1,201
in 1993
Years of data
37
1983–2020

Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands, 1983–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1983200120201983: 1.5k1984: 1.5k1985: 1.5k1987: 1.7k1988: 1.8k1989: 1.6k1990: 1.5k1991: 1.4k1992: 1.3k1993: 1.2k1994: 1.2k1995: 1.2k1996: 1.4k1997: 1.5k1998: 1.4k1999: 1.6k2000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.0k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.5k2012: 2.5k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.5k2015: 2.5k2016: 2.6k2017: 2.7k2018: 2.7k2019: 2.6k2020: 2.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, health graduates - historical data in Netherlands stood at 2,500.

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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,201, in 1993.

That places Netherlands 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 Spain 6,600 compare
  2. 6 Romania 5,067 compare
  3. 7 Poland 4,006 compare
  4. 9 Belgium 1,898 compare
  5. 10 Czechia 1,771 compare
  6. 11 Portugal 1,619 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in Netherlands?
Health graduates - historical data in Netherlands was 2,500 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 2,730 in 2017.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1,201 in 1993.
How does Netherlands rank for health graduates - historical data?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 35 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,313 data points, 1980–2021
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