Health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Health worker density, by type of occupation was 5.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 5.6.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 5.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2000.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 | — |
| 2001 | 3.93 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.96 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.01 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.03 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.27 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.44 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.46 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.59 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.68 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.94 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.06 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.45 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.59 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.64 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.74 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.77 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 | 3.9 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 4.68 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 | 5.6 | 5.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
More health data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.62 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.4 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 3.89 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 4.7 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0173 (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 85 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 4.3 (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0 (2022)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 5.6 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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