Health personnel in Netherlands

Netherlands: Health personnel was 71,184 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
71,184
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
71,184
in 2024
All-time low
57,762
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Health personnel in Netherlands, 2014–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2014201920242014: 57.8k2015: 59.1k2016: 60.2k2017: 61.7k2018: 63.3k2019: 65.1k2020: 67.1k2021: 68.7k2022: 69.7k2023: 70.5k2024: 71.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 71,184 for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Netherlands peaked at 71,184 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,762, in 2014.

Netherlands ranks 8th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 61,211 57,762 65,121 6
2020s 69,441 67,100 71,184 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 5 United Kingdom 196,784 compare
  2. 6 Poland 141,193 compare
  3. 7 Romania 72,647 compare
  4. 9 Austria 53,055 compare
  5. 10 Sweden 49,240 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 46,827 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Netherlands?
Health personnel in Netherlands was 71,184 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 71,184 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 57,762 in 2014.
How does Netherlands rank for health personnel?
Netherlands ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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