Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Norway

Norway: Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data was 27,925 Number in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
27,925 Number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
23rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
27,925 Number
in 2021
All-time low
14,603 Number
in 2002
Years of data
20
2002–2021

Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Norway, 2002–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2002201120212002: 14.6k Number2003: 14.7k Number2004: 15.6k Number2005: 16.5k Number2006: 17.4k Number2007: 18.1k Number2008: 18.9k Number2009: 19.5k Number2010: 20.1k Number2011: 20.7k Number2012: 21.2k Number2013: 21.9k Number2014: 22.8k Number2015: 23.1k Number2016: 24.0k Number2017: 25.0k Number2018: 25.8k Number2019: 26.6k Number2020: 27.4k Number2021: 27.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Norway recorded 27,925 Number for health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Norway peaked at 27,925 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,603 Number, in 2002.

Norway ranks 23rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021) in Norway, 2002 to 2021.
Year Number Change
2002 14,603 Number
2003 14,746 Number +1.0%
2004 15,615 Number +5.9%
2005 16,473 Number +5.5%
2006 17,391 Number +5.6%
2007 18,102 Number +4.1%
2008 18,858 Number +4.2%
2009 19,546 Number +3.6%
2010 20,114 Number +2.9%
2011 20,744 Number +3.1%
2012 21,238 Number +2.4%
2013 21,874 Number +3.0%
2014 22,754 Number +4.0%
2015 23,104 Number +1.5%
2016 23,986 Number +3.8%
2017 24,986 Number +4.2%
2018 25,804 Number +3.3%
2019 26,572 Number +3.0%
2020 27,361 Number +3.0%
2021 27,925 Number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,917 Number 14,603 Number 19,546 Number 8
2010s 23,118 Number 20,114 Number 26,572 Number 10
2020s 27,643 Number 27,361 Number 27,925 Number 2

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 20 Belgium 37,089 Number compare
  2. 21 Hungary 30,610 Number compare
  3. 22 Bulgaria 29,656 Number compare
  4. 24 Denmark 24,715 Number compare
  5. 25 Serbia 20,703 Number compare
  6. 26 Ireland 20,256 Number compare

See the full ranking of 358 places →

More health data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Norway?
Health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data in Norway was 27,925 Number in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 27,925 Number in 2021.
What is the lowest health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 14,603 Number in 2002.
How does Norway rank for health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data?
Norway ranks 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2021.
Is health personnel by nuts 2 region - historical data rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Norway. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/health-personnel-by-nuts-2-region-historical-data-1993-2021/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/health-personnel-by-nuts-2-region-historical-data-1993-2021/norway/">Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data (1993-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
358 places, 8,336 data points, 1993–2021
Last refreshed