Health personnel in Ireland
Ireland: Health personnel was 22,257 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22,257
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
18th
of 32 countries
All-time high
22,257
in 2025
All-time low
12,215
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Health personnel in Ireland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health personnel in Ireland is 22,257, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Ireland peaked at 22,257 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,215, in 2011.
That places Ireland 18th 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 15 years of available data.
Health personnel in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12,215 | — |
| 2012 | 12,450 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12,367 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14,029 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 14,666 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 15,178 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15,660 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15,962 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16,366 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,231 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 20,256 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 17,180 | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 20,135 | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 20,961 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 22,257 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,321 | 12,215 | 16,366 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19,670 | 17,180 | 22,257 | 6 |
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More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.69 % 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 0.0859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % 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 0.0762 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Ireland?
- Health personnel in Ireland was 22,257 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,257 in 2025.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,215 in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for health personnel?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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