Health personnel in Finland
Finland: Health personnel was 20,751 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20,751
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 32 countries
All-time high
20,751
in 2025
All-time low
12,240
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Health personnel in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, health personnel in Finland stood at 20,751. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Finland peaked at 20,751 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,240, in 2000.
That places Finland 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Health personnel in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,240 | — |
| 2001 | 12,864 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13,028 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13,415 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13,742 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14,253 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14,438 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 14,851 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 15,250 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 15,531 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16,239 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 16,512 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,002 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,325 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17,769 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17,944 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18,155 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18,321 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 18,463 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18,680 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18,874 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 18,916 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19,130 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 19,789 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 20,351 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 20,751 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,961 | 12,240 | 15,531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,641 | 16,239 | 18,680 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,635 | 18,874 | 20,751 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Finland?
- Health personnel in Finland was 20,751 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,751 in 2025.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,240 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for health personnel?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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