Health personnel in Spain

Spain: Health personnel was 226,667 Number in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
226,667 Number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
4th
of 32 countries
All-time high
226,667 Number
in 2024
All-time low
68,900 Number
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2024

Health personnel in Spain, 1980–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1980200220241980: 68.9k Number1985: 78.7k Number1990: 79.6k Number1996: 109.6k Number1997: 114.9k Number1998: 117.6k Number1999: 123.2k Number2000: 127.2k Number2001: 128.1k Number2002: 129.7k Number2003: 136.0k Number2004: 147.8k Number2005: 154.8k Number2006: 160.9k Number2007: 161.0k Number2008: 162.9k Number2009: 166.8k Number2010: 175.0k Number2011: 179.3k Number2012: 178.8k Number2013: 177.7k Number2014: 176.7k Number2015: 178.6k Number2016: 177.7k Number2017: 180.6k Number2018: 188.2k Number2019: 207.6k Number2020: 216.3k Number2021: 212.9k Number2022: 207.0k Number2023: 212.2k Number2024: 226.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health personnel in Spain is 226,667 Number, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health personnel in Spain peaked at 226,667 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68,900 Number, in 1980.

That places Spain 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 73,800 Number 68,900 Number 78,700 Number 2
1990s 108,967 Number 79,600 Number 123,200 Number 5
2000s 147,523 Number 127,200 Number 166,800 Number 10
2010s 182,016 Number 175,033 Number 207,565 Number 10
2020s 214,994 Number 206,967 Number 226,667 Number 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Germany 397,042 Number compare
  2. 2 Italy 339,256 Number compare
  3. 3 France 270,874 Number compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 196,784 Number compare
  5. 6 Poland 141,193 Number compare
  6. 7 Romania 72,647 Number compare

See the full ranking of 32 places β†’

More health data for Spain

All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is health personnel in Spain?
Health personnel in Spain was 226,667 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health personnel recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 226,667 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 68,900 Number in 1980.
How does Spain rank for health personnel?
Spain ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is health personnel rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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About this data

Indicator
Health personnel
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 1,216 data points, 1960–2025
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