Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Portugal
Portugal: Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) was 1,619 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,619
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 47 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
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 15th of 47 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 (1980-2021) in Portugal, year by year
| 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% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1,619 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,250, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1,619 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,278, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 15th out of 47 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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