Health graduates - historical data in Portugal

Portugal: Health graduates - historical data was 1,619 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,619
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,760
in 2018
All-time low
323
in 1992
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Health graduates - historical data in Portugal, 1985–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1985200220201985: 8551986: 9251987: 8321988: 7181989: 6701990: 4751991: 4061992: 3231993: 3621994: 4061995: 4091996: 4921997: 5051998: 5211999: 5562000: 6042001: 5932002: 5512003: 6032004: 6942005: 7362006: 8122007: 1.0k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 1.3k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.6k2020: 1.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 1,619 for health graduates - historical data in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Portugal peaked at 1,760 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 323, in 1992.

Portugal ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Health graduates - historical data in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Portugal, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 855
1986 925 +8.2%
1987 832 -10.1%
1988 718 -13.7%
1989 670 -6.7%
1990 475 -29.1%
1991 406 -14.5%
1992 323 -20.4%
1993 362 +12.1%
1994 406 +12.2%
1995 409 +0.7%
1996 492 +20.3%
1997 505 +2.6%
1998 521 +3.2%
1999 556 +6.7%
2000 604 +8.6%
2001 593 -1.8%
2002 551 -7.1%
2003 603 +9.4%
2004 694 +15.1%
2005 736 +6.1%
2006 812 +10.3%
2007 1,029 +26.7%
2008 1,101 +7.0%
2009 1,126 +2.3%
2010 1,262 +12.1%
2011 1,287 +2.0%
2012 1,394 +8.3%
2013 1,426 +2.3%
2014 1,554 +9.0%
2015 1,642 +5.7%
2016 1,698 +3.4%
2017 1,657 -2.4%
2018 1,760 +6.2%
2019 1,629 -7.4%
2020 1,619 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 800 670 925 5
1990s 445.5 323 556 10
2000s 784.9 551 1,126 10
2010s 1,531 1,262 1,760 10
2020s 1,619 1,619 1,619 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 8 Netherlands 2,500 compare
  2. 9 Belgium 1,898 compare
  3. 10 Czechia 1,771 compare
  4. 12 Hungary 1,532 compare
  5. 13 Greece 1,449 compare
  6. 14 Bulgaria 1,414 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in Portugal?
Health graduates - historical data in Portugal was 1,619 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1,760 in 2018.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 323 in 1992.
How does Portugal rank for health graduates - historical data?
Portugal ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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