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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1908 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6722 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4959 units per person (2025)
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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