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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1984200420241984: 9641985: 8551986: 9251987: 8321988: 7181989: 6701990: 4751991: 4061992: 3231993: 3621994: 4061995: 4091996: 4921997: 5051998: 5211999: 5562000: 6042001: 5932002: 5512003: 6032004: 6942005: 7362006: 8122007: 1.0k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 1.3k2011: 1.3k2012: 1.4k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.6k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.9k

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

Annual values for Health graduates in Portugal, 1984 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Romania 5,516 compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 2,574 compare
  3. 9 Bulgaria 2,020 compare
  4. 11 Czechia 1,778 compare
  5. 12 Belgium 1,719 compare
  6. 13 Hungary 1,666 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Health graduates
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 1,278 data points, 1980–2025
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