Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021) in Finland

Finland: Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021) was 19,195 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19,195
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 52 countries
All-time high
19,195
in 2018
All-time low
14,964
in 2004
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Finland, 2003–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2003201020182003: 15.3k2004: 15.0k2005: 15.4k2006: 15.6k2007: 15.9k2008: 16.3k2009: 16.7k2010: 17.0k2011: 17.5k2012: 17.6k2013: 18.0k2014: 18.5k2015: 18.7k2016: 18.8k2017: 19.1k2018: 19.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Finland recorded 19,195 for health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Finland peaked at 19,195 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,964, in 2004.

Finland ranks 30th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021) in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021) in Finland, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 15,271 —
2004 14,964 -2.0%
2005 15,376 +2.8%
2006 15,573 +1.3%
2007 15,879 +2.0%
2008 16,304 +2.7%
2009 16,702 +2.4%
2010 17,008 +1.8%
2011 17,487 +2.8%
2012 17,598 +0.6%
2013 18,002 +2.3%
2014 18,464 +2.6%
2015 18,691 +1.2%
2016 18,776 +0.5%
2017 19,061 +1.5%
2018 19,195 +0.7%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 19,195 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,925, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 19,195 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,133, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,724 14,964 16,702 7
2010s 18,254 17,008 19,195 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 27 Ireland 20,256 compare
  2. 28 Slovakia 20,026 compare
  3. 28 Slovakia 20,026 compare
  4. 31 Croatia 14,256 compare
  5. 31 Croatia 14,256 compare
  6. 33 Lithuania 12,529 compare
  7. 33 Lithuania 12,529 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Finland?
Health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Finland was 19,195 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 19,195 in 2018.
What is the lowest health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 14,964 in 2004.
How does Finland rank for health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data?
Finland ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
364 places, 8,470 data points, 1993–2021
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