Health personnel in France

France: Health personnel was 270,874 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
270,874
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
270,874
in 2024
All-time low
183,637
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Health personnel in France, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201220242000: 183.6k2001: 186.6k2002: 189.2k2003: 191.3k2004: 193.6k2005: 195.1k2006: 196.0k2007: 196.2k2008: 197.1k2009: 195.5k2010: 196.8k2011: 199.1k2012: 201.1k2013: 203.2k2014: 205.0k2015: 206.7k2016: 208.2k2017: 210.0k2018: 210.5k2019: 213.2k2020: 252.9k2021: 256.9k2022: 260.8k2023: 266.4k2024: 270.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 270,874 for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in France peaked at 270,874 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 183,637, in 2000.

That places France 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 192,424 183,637 197,088 10
2010s 205,385 196,767 213,180 10
2020s 261,558 252,863 270,874 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 397,042 compare
  2. 2 Italy 339,256 compare
  3. 4 Spain 226,667 compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 196,784 compare
  5. 6 Poland 141,193 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places β†’

More health data for France

All data for France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in France?
Health personnel in France was 270,874 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 270,874 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 183,637 in 2000.
How does France rank for health personnel?
France ranks 3rd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 1,216 data points, 1960–2025
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