Health graduates in Ireland

Ireland: Health graduates was 1,340 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,340
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1,340
in 2024
All-time low
407
in 1988
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Health graduates in Ireland, 1980–2024

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k1980200220241980: 4661981: 4651982: 4881983: 4691984: 4661985: 4401986: 4311987: 4431988: 4071989: 4431990: 4291991: 4251992: 4331993: 4481994: 4371995: 4641996: 5201997: 5191998: 5171999: 5092000: 5462001: 5522002: 5682003: 6082004: 6382005: 5942006: 6412007: 7262008: 6732009: 7222010: 7852011: 7382012: 7812013: 9312014: 1.0k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.3k2021: 1.3k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.3k2024: 1.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health graduates in Ireland is 1,340, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates in Ireland peaked at 1,340 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 407, in 1988.

That places Ireland 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 451.8 407 488 10
1990s 470.1 425 520 10
2000s 626.8 546 726 10
2010s 1,019 738 1,254 10
2020s 1,315 1,268 1,340 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Austria 1,618 compare
  2. 15 Sweden 1,475 compare
  3. 16 Switzerland 1,381 compare
  4. 18 Greece 1,310 compare
  5. 19 Denmark 1,303 compare
  6. 20 Slovakia 1,186 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates in Ireland?
Health graduates in Ireland was 1,340 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,340 in 2024.
What is the lowest health graduates recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 407 in 1988.
How does Ireland rank for health graduates?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
Is health graduates rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
Health graduates
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 1,278 data points, 1980–2025
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