Health personnel in Sweden
Sweden: Health personnel was 49,240 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49,240
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
49,240
in 2024
All-time low
24,860
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Health personnel in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health personnel in Sweden is 49,240, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Sweden peaked at 49,240 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,860, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,459 | 24,860 | 26,268 | 5 |
| 2000s | 30,835 | 26,843 | 34,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,282 | 35,712 | 44,088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,289 | 44,768 | 49,240 | 5 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.06 % 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 0.2091 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2263 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Sweden?
- Health personnel in Sweden was 49,240 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 49,240 in 2024.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,860 in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for health personnel?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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