Health personnel in Italy
Italy: Health personnel was 339,256 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
339,256
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
339,256
in 2024
All-time low
196,074
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Health personnel in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, health personnel in Italy stood at 339,256. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Italy peaked at 339,256 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 196,074, in 2000.
That places Italy 2nd 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.
Health personnel in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 196,074 | — |
| 2001 | 199,794 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 203,479 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 208,093 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 213,302 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 215,739 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 216,519 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 221,782 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 222,761 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 223,997 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 226,384 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 231,481 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 230,621 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 234,918 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 235,889 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 233,102 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 239,642 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 241,512 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 240,301 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 241,945 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 237,844 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 320,482 | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 329,379 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 332,974 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 339,256 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 212,154 | 196,074 | 223,997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,580 | 226,384 | 241,945 | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,987 | 237,844 | 339,256 | 5 |
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More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % 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 0.14 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % 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 0.111 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Italy?
- Health personnel in Italy was 339,256 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 339,256 in 2024.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,074 in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for health personnel?
- Italy ranks 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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