Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland

Finland: Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) was 19,195 Number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19,195 Number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
23rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
19,195 Number
in 2018
All-time low
11,193 Number
in 1995
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland, 1995–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1995200620181995: 11.2k Number1996: 11.6k Number1997: 11.8k Number1998: 12.0k Number1999: 12.4k Number2000: 12.9k Number2001: 13.0k Number2002: 13.1k Number2003: 13.4k Number2004: 15.0k Number2005: 15.4k Number2006: 15.6k Number2007: 15.9k Number2008: 16.3k Number2009: 16.7k Number2010: 17.0k Number2011: 17.5k Number2012: 17.6k Number2013: 18.0k Number2014: 18.5k Number2015: 18.7k Number2016: 18.8k Number2017: 19.1k Number2018: 19.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Finland recorded 19,195 Number for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 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 (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland peaked at 19,195 Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,193 Number, in 1995.

That places Finland 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021) in Finland, 1995 to 2018.
Year Number Change
1995 11,193 Number
1996 11,584 Number +3.5%
1997 11,797 Number +1.8%
1998 11,958 Number +1.4%
1999 12,401 Number +3.7%
2000 12,936 Number +4.3%
2001 12,968 Number +0.2%
2002 13,141 Number +1.3%
2003 13,365 Number +1.7%
2004 14,964 Number +12.0%
2005 15,376 Number +2.8%
2006 15,573 Number +1.3%
2007 15,879 Number +2.0%
2008 16,304 Number +2.7%
2009 16,702 Number +2.4%
2010 17,008 Number +1.8%
2011 17,487 Number +2.8%
2012 17,598 Number +0.6%
2013 18,002 Number +2.3%
2014 18,464 Number +2.6%
2015 18,691 Number +1.2%
2016 18,776 Number +0.5%
2017 19,061 Number +1.5%
2018 19,195 Number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,787 Number 11,193 Number 12,401 Number 5
2000s 14,721 Number 12,936 Number 16,702 Number 10
2010s 18,254 Number 17,008 Number 19,195 Number 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 20 Denmark 24,715 Number compare
  2. 21 Serbia 20,703 Number
  3. 22 Ireland 20,256 Number compare
  4. 24 Slovakia 16,938 Number compare
  5. 24 Slovakia 16,938 Number compare
  6. 26 Croatia 14,529 Number compare
  7. 26 Croatia 14,529 Number compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland?
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) in Finland was 19,195 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 19,195 Number in 2018.
What is the lowest health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 11,193 Number in 1995.
How does Finland rank for health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals)?
Finland ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) 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 (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) - historical data (1980-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 1,443 data points, 1960–2021
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