Health personnel in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Health personnel was 196,784 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
196,784
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
5th
of 32 countries
All-time high
196,784
in 2019
All-time low
44,457
in 1960
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Health personnel in United Kingdom, 1960–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 196,784 for health personnel in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health personnel in United Kingdom peaked at 196,784 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44,457, in 1960.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Health personnel in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44,457 | — |
| 1961 | 45,224 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 46,157 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 46,723 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 47,010 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 47,505 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 48,014 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 49,084 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 50,306 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 51,318 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 52,516 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 56,710 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 58,751 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 60,575 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 61,884 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 64,107 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 65,449 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 66,846 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 68,325 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 72,293 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 74,209 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 76,042 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 75,218 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 78,737 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 79,578 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 80,763 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 81,515 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 85,284 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 86,903 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 88,607 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 92,583 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 93,663 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 94,671 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 97,055 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 98,105 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 101,803 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 104,429 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 108,030 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 110,952 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 112,183 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 116,427 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 119,800 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 124,714 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 130,599 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 139,194 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 144,780 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 148,998 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 152,184 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 158,597 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 164,607 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 166,250 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 169,919 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 171,747 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 173,976 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 177,352 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 180,444 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 182,534 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 185,692 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 188,783 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 196,784 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,580 | 44,457 | 51,318 | 10 |
| 1970s | 62,746 | 52,516 | 72,293 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,686 | 74,209 | 88,607 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,347 | 92,583 | 112,183 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,990 | 116,427 | 164,607 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,348 | 166,250 | 196,784 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health personnel in United Kingdom?
- Health personnel in United Kingdom was 196,784 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health personnel recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 196,784 in 2019.
- What is the lowest health personnel recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,457 in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for health personnel?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2019.
- Is health personnel rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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