Health personnel in Norway

Norway: Health personnel was 28,271 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28,271
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
28,271
in 2024
All-time low
5,361
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2024

Health personnel in Norway, 1970–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1970199720241970: 5.4k1980: 8.1k1985: 9.2k1986: 9.4k1987: 10.5k1991: 11.1k1992: 11.4k1993: 11.7k1994: 12.1k1995: 12.9k1996: 13.4k1997: 13.5k1998: 14.0k1999: 14.7k2000: 15.2k2001: 16.0k2002: 14.6k2003: 14.7k2004: 15.6k2005: 16.5k2006: 17.4k2007: 18.1k2008: 18.9k2009: 19.5k2010: 20.1k2011: 20.7k2012: 21.2k2013: 21.9k2014: 22.8k2015: 21.2k2016: 22.1k2017: 22.9k2018: 23.7k2019: 24.5k2020: 25.2k2021: 25.8k2022: 26.8k2023: 27.5k2024: 28.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 28,271 for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Norway peaked at 28,271 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,361, in 1970.

That places Norway 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,361 5,361 5,361 1
1980s 9,288 8,050 10,482 4
1990s 12,740 11,089 14,665 9
2000s 16,649 14,603 19,546 10
2010s 22,119 20,114 24,482 10
2020s 26,696 25,185 28,271 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 13 Belgium 39,610 compare
  2. 14 Hungary 35,526 compare
  3. 15 Bulgaria 30,086 compare
  4. 17 Denmark 27,878 compare
  5. 18 Ireland 22,257 compare
  6. 19 Serbia 22,037 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Norway?
Health personnel in Norway was 28,271 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 28,271 in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 5,361 in 1970.
How does Norway rank for health personnel?
Norway ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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