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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1995200920241995: 24.9k1996: 25.1k1997: 25.2k1998: 25.8k1999: 26.3k2000: 26.8k2001: 27.8k2002: 28.7k2003: 29.4k2004: 30.3k2005: 31.2k2006: 32.2k2007: 33.2k2008: 33.9k2009: 34.9k2010: 35.7k2011: 36.7k2012: 37.8k2013: 38.8k2014: 39.8k2015: 40.9k2016: 42.0k2017: 42.9k2018: 44.0k2019: 44.1k2020: 44.8k2021: 45.9k2022: 47.7k2023: 48.8k2024: 49.2k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 7 Romania 72,647 compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 71,184 compare
  3. 9 Austria 53,055 compare
  4. 11 Czechia 46,827 compare
  5. 12 Switzerland 41,929 compare
  6. 13 Belgium 39,610 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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