Health personnel in Malta
Malta: Health personnel was 2,606 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health personnel in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health personnel in Malta is 2,606 Number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Malta peaked at 2,606 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,257 Number, in 2009.
That places Malta 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Health personnel in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,257 Number | — |
| 2010 | 1,279 Number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,319 Number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,381 Number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,466 Number | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,566 Number | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,636 Number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,743 Number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1,855 Number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,925 Number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,029 Number | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,158 Number | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 2,252 Number | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 2,384 Number | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 2,515 Number | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 2,606 Number | +3.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,606 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 Number, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,257 Number | 1,257 Number | 1,257 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,620 Number | 1,279 Number | 2,029 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,383 Number | 2,158 Number | 2,606 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 36 Estonia 4,911 Number compare
- 36 Estonia 4,911 Number compare
- 38 Luxembourg 2,768 Number compare
- 40 Iceland 1,801 Number compare
- 41 Montenegro 1,778 Number compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 134 Number compare
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Malta?
- Health personnel in Malta was 2,606 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,606 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,257 Number in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for health personnel?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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