Health personnel in Germany

Germany: Health personnel was 397,042 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
397,042
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
1st
of 32 countries
All-time high
397,042
in 2024
All-time low
220,445
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Health personnel in Germany, 1991–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1991200720241991: 220.4k1992: 227.9k1993: 236.6k1994: 243.4k1995: 249.5k1996: 254.0k1997: 255.7k1998: 259.4k1999: 262.4k2000: 266.9k2001: 271.2k2002: 274.0k2003: 276.6k2004: 278.4k2005: 280.0k2006: 283.1k2007: 286.8k2008: 290.7k2009: 296.4k2010: 303.6k2011: 311.2k2012: 317.4k2013: 325.4k2014: 332.7k2015: 338.1k2016: 344.8k2017: 351.2k2018: 357.4k2019: 365.1k2020: 371.6k2021: 376.9k2022: 381.2k2023: 388.3k2024: 397.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 397,042 for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Germany peaked at 397,042 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 220,445, in 1991.

That places Germany 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 245,474 220,445 262,400 9
2000s 280,411 266,869 296,400 10
2010s 334,694 303,645 365,100 10
2020s 383,008 371,556 397,042 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 Italy 339,256 compare
  2. 3 France 270,874 compare
  3. 4 Spain 226,667 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places β†’

More health data for Germany

All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Germany?
Health personnel in Germany was 397,042 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 397,042 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 220,445 in 1991.
How does Germany rank for health personnel?
Germany ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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About this data

Indicator
Health personnel
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 1,216 data points, 1960–2025
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