Health personnel in Denmark
Denmark: Health personnel was 27,878 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27,878 Number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 32 countries
All-time high
27,878 Number
in 2024
All-time low
9,083 Number
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Health personnel in Denmark, 1980–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 27,878 Number for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Denmark peaked at 27,878 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,083 Number, in 1980.
That places Denmark 17th 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,218 Number | 9,083 Number | 12,621 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,953 Number | 12,531 Number | 15,342 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,704 Number | 15,553 Number | 20,164 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,469 Number | 20,669 Number | 24,719 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,654 Number | 25,522 Number | 27,878 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Denmark?
- Health personnel in Denmark was 27,878 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27,878 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,083 Number in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for health personnel?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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