Health graduates in Belgium
Belgium: Health graduates was 1,719 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health graduates in Belgium, 1994–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,719 Number for health graduates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health graduates in Belgium peaked at 3,282 Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 681 Number, in 2006.
That places Belgium 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Health graduates in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 996 Number | — |
| 1995 | 1,072 Number | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1,150 Number | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,186 Number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,076 Number | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1,139 Number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1,039 Number | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1,145 Number | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 1,056 Number | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,193 Number | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 835 Number | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 763 Number | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 681 Number | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 732 Number | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 758 Number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 851 Number | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 980 Number | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 1,125 Number | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 1,180 Number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,176 Number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,289 Number | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,359 Number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,614 Number | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 1,684 Number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3,282 Number | +94.9% |
| 2019 | 2,020 Number | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 1,917 Number | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1,898 Number | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,833 Number | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,735 Number | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1,793 Number | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1,719 Number | -4.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,719 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,360 Number, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,719 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,428 Number, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health graduates in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +94.9% | 1,684 Number | 3,282 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 Number | 996 Number | 1,186 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 905.3 Number | 681 Number | 1,193 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,571 Number | 980 Number | 3,282 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,816 Number | 1,719 Number | 1,917 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health graduates in Belgium?
- Health graduates in Belgium was 1,719 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health graduates recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3,282 Number in 2018.
- What is the lowest health graduates recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 681 Number in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for health graduates?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health graduates rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health graduates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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