Health personnel in Switzerland
Switzerland: Health personnel was 41,929 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41,929
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
41,929
in 2024
All-time low
26,824
in 2003
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Health personnel in Switzerland, 2003–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 41,929 for health personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in Switzerland peaked at 41,929 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,824, in 2003.
That places Switzerland 12th 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 22 years of available data.
Health personnel in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26,824 | — |
| 2004 | 27,291 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 27,791 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 28,343 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 28,579 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29,194 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 29,680 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29,803 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 30,327 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 31,313 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 32,681 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 33,785 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34,762 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 35,592 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 36,324 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 36,940 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 37,300 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 37,911 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 38,613 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 39,362 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 40,440 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 41,929 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,243 | 26,824 | 29,680 | 7 |
| 2010s | 33,883 | 29,803 | 37,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,651 | 37,911 | 41,929 | 5 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.5095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in Switzerland?
- Health personnel in Switzerland was 41,929 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 41,929 in 2024.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,824 in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for health personnel?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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