Health graduates in Switzerland

Switzerland: Health graduates was 1,381 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,381
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1,381
in 2024
All-time low
594
in 2006
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Health graduates in Switzerland, 1980–2024

05001.0k1.5k1980200220241980: 8511981: 8931982: 8901983: 8731984: 8331985: 9091986: 8721987: 9001988: 8541989: 7401990: 8171991: 7061992: 7031993: 6631994: 6801995: 6811996: 7531997: 7601998: 7741999: 8212000: 7562001: 7842002: 7012003: 6252004: 6752005: 6222006: 5942007: 6122008: 6672009: 7292010: 8132011: 7442012: 7822013: 7862014: 8632015: 8942016: 8852017: 9462018: 9952019: 1.0k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.1k2022: 1.2k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health graduates in Switzerland is 1,381, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health graduates in Switzerland peaked at 1,381 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 594, in 2006.

That places Switzerland 16th 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.

Health graduates in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Health graduates in Switzerland, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 851
1981 893 +4.9%
1982 890 -0.3%
1983 873 -1.9%
1984 833 -4.6%
1985 909 +9.1%
1986 872 -4.1%
1987 900 +3.2%
1988 854 -5.1%
1989 740 -13.3%
1990 817 +10.4%
1991 706 -13.6%
1992 703 -0.4%
1993 663 -5.7%
1994 680 +2.6%
1995 681 +0.1%
1996 753 +10.6%
1997 760 +0.9%
1998 774 +1.8%
1999 821 +6.1%
2000 756 -7.9%
2001 784 +3.7%
2002 701 -10.6%
2003 625 -10.8%
2004 675 +8.0%
2005 622 -7.9%
2006 594 -4.5%
2007 612 +3.0%
2008 667 +9.0%
2009 729 +9.3%
2010 813 +11.5%
2011 744 -8.5%
2012 782 +5.1%
2013 786 +0.5%
2014 863 +9.8%
2015 894 +3.6%
2016 885 -1.0%
2017 946 +6.9%
2018 995 +5.2%
2019 1,017 +2.2%
2020 1,115 +9.6%
2021 1,089 -2.3%
2022 1,164 +6.9%
2023 1,231 +5.8%
2024 1,381 +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 861.5 740 909 10
1990s 735.8 663 821 10
2000s 676.5 594 784 10
2010s 872.5 744 1,017 10
2020s 1,196 1,089 1,381 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 13 Hungary 1,666 compare
  2. 14 Austria 1,618 compare
  3. 15 Sweden 1,475 compare
  4. 17 Ireland 1,340 compare
  5. 18 Greece 1,310 compare
  6. 19 Denmark 1,303 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health graduates in Switzerland?
Health graduates in Switzerland was 1,381 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health graduates recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1,381 in 2024.
What is the lowest health graduates recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 594 in 2006.
How does Switzerland rank for health graduates?
Switzerland ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
Is health graduates rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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