Health personnel in Austria

Austria: Health personnel was 53,055 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
53,055 Number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
53,055 Number
in 2025
All-time low
11,200 Number
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Health personnel in Austria, 1960–2025

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Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Austria recorded 53,055 Number for health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Austria peaked at 53,055 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,200 Number, in 1962.

Austria ranks 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Health personnel in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Health personnel in Austria, 1960 to 2025.
Year Number Change
1960 11,229 Number —
1961 11,211 Number -0.2%
1962 11,200 Number -0.1%
1963 11,216 Number +0.1%
1964 11,272 Number +0.5%
1965 11,350 Number +0.7%
1966 11,512 Number +1.4%
1967 11,684 Number +1.5%
1968 11,888 Number +1.7%
1969 12,136 Number +2.1%
1970 12,438 Number +2.5%
1971 12,748 Number +2.5%
1972 12,938 Number +1.5%
1973 13,377 Number +3.4%
1974 13,741 Number +2.7%
1975 14,187 Number +3.2%
1976 14,760 Number +4.0%
1977 15,232 Number +3.2%
1978 15,676 Number +2.9%
1979 16,125 Number +2.9%
1980 16,685 Number +3.5%
1981 17,152 Number +2.8%
1982 17,670 Number +3.0%
1983 18,303 Number +3.6%
1984 18,919 Number +3.4%
1985 19,451 Number +2.8%
1986 20,228 Number +4.0%
1987 20,488 Number +1.3%
1988 21,258 Number +3.8%
1989 22,115 Number +4.0%
1990 23,097 Number +4.4%
1991 23,950 Number +3.7%
1992 25,195 Number +5.2%
1993 26,051 Number +3.4%
1994 27,039 Number +3.8%
1995 27,923 Number +3.3%
1996 28,489 Number +2.0%
1997 29,129 Number +2.2%
1998 30,110 Number +3.4%
1999 30,115 Number +0.0%
2000 30,871 Number +2.5%
2001 31,859 Number +3.2%
2002 32,575 Number +2.2%
2003 33,410 Number +2.6%
2004 34,334 Number +2.8%
2005 35,518 Number +3.4%
2006 36,792 Number +3.6%
2007 37,493 Number +1.9%
2008 38,158 Number +1.8%
2009 38,956 Number +2.1%
2010 39,932 Number +2.5%
2011 40,452 Number +1.3%
2012 41,076 Number +1.5%
2013 42,100 Number +2.5%
2014 42,889 Number +1.9%
2015 43,775 Number +2.1%
2016 44,623 Number +1.9%
2017 45,366 Number +1.7%
2018 46,115 Number +1.7%
2019 46,987 Number +1.9%
2020 47,422 Number +0.9%
2021 48,443 Number +2.2%
2022 49,242 Number +1.6%
2023 50,356 Number +2.3%
2024 51,719 Number +2.7%
2025 53,055 Number +2.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 53,055 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,271 Number, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 53,055 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 Number, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,470 Number 11,200 Number 12,136 Number 10
1970s 14,122 Number 12,438 Number 16,125 Number 10
1980s 19,227 Number 16,685 Number 22,115 Number 10
1990s 27,110 Number 23,097 Number 30,115 Number 10
2000s 34,997 Number 30,871 Number 38,956 Number 10
2010s 43,332 Number 39,932 Number 46,987 Number 10
2020s 50,040 Number 47,422 Number 53,055 Number 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 9 Romania 72,647 Number compare
  2. 10 Netherlands 71,184 Number compare
  3. 10 Netherlands 71,184 Number compare
  4. 13 Sweden 49,240 Number compare
  5. 14 Czechia 46,827 Number compare
  6. 15 Switzerland 41,929 Number compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Austria?
Health personnel in Austria was 53,055 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 53,055 Number in 2025.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 11,200 Number in 1962.
How does Austria rank for health personnel?
Austria ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health personnel
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 1,563 data points, 1960–2025
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