Health personnel in Belgium
Belgium: Health personnel was 39,610 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,610
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
13th
of 32 countries
All-time high
39,723
in 2023
All-time low
11,730
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2024
Health personnel in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 39,610 for health personnel in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Belgium peaked at 39,723 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,730, in 1960.
That places Belgium 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,612 | 11,730 | 14,991 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,297 | 14,887 | 22,037 | 9 |
| 1980s | 27,580 | 22,759 | 32,134 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,687 | 28,642 | 38,109 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,162 | 28,999 | 31,578 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,896 | 31,815 | 36,343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,434 | 37,089 | 39,723 | 5 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2096 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Belgium?
- Health personnel in Belgium was 39,610 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 39,723 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,730 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for health personnel?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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