Health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Health graduates - historical data was 8,730 Number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,730 Number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8,860 Number
in 2015
All-time low
3,527 Number
in 1991
Years of data
33
1987–2019

Health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom, 1987–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1987200320191987: 4.6k Number1988: 4.4k Number1989: 4.3k Number1990: 3.6k Number1991: 3.5k Number1992: 3.6k Number1993: 3.6k Number1994: 3.7k Number1995: 3.8k Number1996: 3.9k Number1997: 4.0k Number1998: 4.3k Number1999: 4.2k Number2000: 4.4k Number2001: 4.3k Number2002: 5.5k Number2003: 6.2k Number2004: 6.6k Number2005: 6.8k Number2006: 7.4k Number2007: 7.5k Number2008: 8.1k Number2009: 8.2k Number2010: 8.5k Number2011: 8.4k Number2012: 8.8k Number2013: 8.4k Number2014: 8.7k Number2015: 8.9k Number2016: 8.5k Number2017: 8.6k Number2018: 8.6k Number2019: 8.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 8,730 Number for health graduates - historical data in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom peaked at 8,860 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,527 Number, in 1991.

United Kingdom ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates - historical data (1980-2021) in United Kingdom, 1987 to 2019.
Year Number Change
1987 4,638 Number
1988 4,434 Number -4.4%
1989 4,255 Number -4.0%
1990 3,637 Number -14.5%
1991 3,527 Number -3.0%
1992 3,644 Number +3.3%
1993 3,635 Number -0.2%
1994 3,715 Number +2.2%
1995 3,803 Number +2.4%
1996 3,885 Number +2.2%
1997 3,997 Number +2.9%
1998 4,251 Number +6.4%
1999 4,155 Number -2.3%
2000 4,432 Number +6.7%
2001 4,269 Number -3.7%
2002 5,450 Number +27.7%
2003 6,160 Number +13.0%
2004 6,625 Number +7.5%
2005 6,820 Number +2.9%
2006 7,390 Number +8.4%
2007 7,520 Number +1.8%
2008 8,115 Number +7.9%
2009 8,210 Number +1.2%
2010 8,490 Number +3.4%
2011 8,435 Number -0.6%
2012 8,840 Number +4.8%
2013 8,450 Number -4.4%
2014 8,690 Number +2.8%
2015 8,860 Number +2.0%
2016 8,490 Number -4.2%
2017 8,590 Number +1.2%
2018 8,570 Number -0.2%
2019 8,730 Number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4,442 Number 4,255 Number 4,638 Number 3
1990s 3,825 Number 3,527 Number 4,251 Number 10
2000s 6,499 Number 4,269 Number 8,210 Number 10
2010s 8,614 Number 8,435 Number 8,860 Number 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Türkiye 11,909 Number compare
  2. 2 Italy 11,089 Number compare
  3. 3 Germany 10,007 Number compare
  4. 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,730 Number compare
  5. 6 France 6,708 Number compare
  6. 7 Spain 6,600 Number compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom?
Health graduates - historical data in United Kingdom was 8,730 Number in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates - historical data recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 8,860 Number in 2015.
What is the lowest health graduates - historical data recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 3,527 Number in 1991.
How does United Kingdom rank for health graduates - historical data?
United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
Is health graduates - historical data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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