Health graduates - historical data in Sweden

Sweden: Health graduates - historical data was 1,405 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,405
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,405
in 2020
All-time low
677
in 1994
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Health graduates - historical data in Sweden, 1980–2020

05001.0k1.5k1980200020201980: 8691981: 9011982: 9601983: 1.0k1984: 9331985: 8641986: 8561987: 8991988: 8061989: 8531990: 7061991: 7541992: 7081993: 7501994: 6771995: 7711996: 7041997: 8551998: 7711999: 8342000: 8042001: 8122002: 7752003: 8402004: 8002005: 8052006: 9102007: 9322008: 9502009: 9932010: 9692011: 1.0k2012: 1.1k2013: 9872014: 1.1k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1,405 for health graduates - historical data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in Sweden peaked at 1,405 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 677, in 1994.

Sweden ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in Sweden, 1980 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1980 869
1981 901 +3.7%
1982 960 +6.5%
1983 1,044 +8.8%
1984 933 -10.6%
1985 864 -7.4%
1986 856 -0.9%
1987 899 +5.0%
1988 806 -10.3%
1989 853 +5.8%
1990 706 -17.2%
1991 754 +6.8%
1992 708 -6.1%
1993 750 +5.9%
1994 677 -9.7%
1995 771 +13.9%
1996 704 -8.7%
1997 855 +21.4%
1998 771 -9.8%
1999 834 +8.2%
2000 804 -3.6%
2001 812 +1.0%
2002 775 -4.6%
2003 840 +8.4%
2004 800 -4.8%
2005 805 +0.6%
2006 910 +13.0%
2007 932 +2.4%
2008 950 +1.9%
2009 993 +4.5%
2010 969 -2.4%
2011 1,011 +4.3%
2012 1,131 +11.9%
2013 987 -12.7%
2014 1,091 +10.5%
2015 1,216 +11.5%
2016 1,189 -2.2%
2017 1,281 +7.7%
2018 1,334 +4.1%
2019 1,385 +3.8%
2020 1,405 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 898.5 806 1,044 10
1990s 753 677 855 10
2000s 862.1 775 993 10
2010s 1,159 969 1,385 10
2020s 1,405 1,405 1,405 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Hungary 1,532 compare
  2. 13 Greece 1,449 compare
  3. 14 Bulgaria 1,414 compare
  4. 16 Austria 1,288 compare
  5. 17 Ireland 1,268 compare
  6. 18 Denmark 1,233 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in Sweden?
Health graduates - historical data in Sweden was 1,405 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1,405 in 2020.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 677 in 1994.
How does Sweden rank for health graduates - historical data?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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