Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 69,281 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 69,281 Persons for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 69,281 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,373 Persons, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52,373 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 52,807 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 53,292 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 53,625 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 53,991 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 54,350 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 54,643 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 54,959 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 55,214 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 55,461 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 55,632 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 55,928 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 56,097 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 56,223 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 56,236 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 56,226 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 56,216 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 56,190 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 56,178 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 56,240 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 56,330 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 56,357 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 56,291 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 56,316 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56,409 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 56,554 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 56,684 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 56,804 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 56,916 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 57,076 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 57,237 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 57,439 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57,585 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57,714 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 57,862 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 58,025 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 58,164 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 58,314 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 58,475 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58,684 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 58,886 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59,113 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 59,322 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59,554 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 59,834 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 60,209 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 60,587 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 60,975 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61,384 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 61,792 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62,262 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63,285 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63,711 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64,139 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64,619 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65,088 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65,607 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65,966 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66,289 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66,631 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66,744 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 66,983 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67,603 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68,265 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69,281 Persons | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,072 Persons | 52,373 Persons | 55,461 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 56,117 Persons | 55,632 Persons | 56,240 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,574 Persons | 56,291 Persons | 57,076 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,950 Persons | 57,237 Persons | 58,684 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,166 Persons | 58,886 Persons | 61,792 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,760 Persons | 62,262 Persons | 66,631 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,775 Persons | 66,744 Persons | 69,281 Persons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 69,281 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 69,281 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,373 Persons in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.