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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2003201320242003: 26.8k2004: 27.3k2005: 27.8k2006: 28.3k2007: 28.6k2008: 29.2k2009: 29.7k2010: 29.8k2011: 30.3k2012: 31.3k2013: 32.7k2014: 33.8k2015: 34.8k2016: 35.6k2017: 36.3k2018: 36.9k2019: 37.3k2020: 37.9k2021: 38.6k2022: 39.4k2023: 40.4k2024: 41.9k

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

Annual values for Health personnel in Switzerland, 2003 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 9 Austria 53,055 compare
  2. 10 Sweden 49,240 compare
  3. 11 Czechia 46,827 compare
  4. 13 Belgium 39,610 compare
  5. 14 Hungary 35,526 compare
  6. 15 Bulgaria 30,086 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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