Health graduates in Portugal
Portugal: Health graduates was 1,879 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,879
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1,879
in 2024
All-time low
323
in 1992
Years of data
41
1984–2024
Health graduates in Portugal, 1984–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, health graduates in Portugal stood at 1,879. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health graduates in Portugal peaked at 1,879 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 323, in 1992.
Portugal ranks 10th of 33 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 in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 964 | — |
| 1985 | 855 | -11.3% |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 1,682 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,670 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,838 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1,879 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 827.33 | 670 | 964 | 6 |
| 1990s | 445.5 | 323 | 556 | 10 |
| 2000s | 784.9 | 551 | 1,126 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,531 | 1,262 | 1,760 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,738 | 1,619 | 1,879 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health graduates in Portugal?
- Health graduates in Portugal was 1,879 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health graduates recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,879 in 2024.
- What is the lowest health graduates recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 323 in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for health graduates?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health graduates rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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