Health workforce migration - historical data in Finland

Finland: Health workforce migration - historical data was 23,916 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23,916 Number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
23,916 Number
in 2020
All-time low
13,560 Number
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2020

Health workforce migration - historical data in Finland, 2000–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2000201020202000: 13.6k Number2009: 16.6k Number2010: 16.9k Number2011: 21.2k Number2012: 21.6k Number2013: 22.1k Number2014: 22.4k Number2015: 22.8k Number2016: 23.1k Number2017: 23.3k Number2018: 23.5k Number2019: 23.7k Number2020: 23.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Finland recorded 23,916 Number for health workforce migration - historical data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workforce migration - historical data in Finland peaked at 23,916 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,560 Number, in 2000.

Finland ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Health workforce migration - historical data in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Health workforce migration - historical data (2000-2021) in Finland, 2000 to 2020.
Year Number Change
2000 13,560 Number
2009 16,611 Number +22.5%
2010 16,873 Number +1.6%
2011 21,198 Number +25.6%
2012 21,623 Number +2.0%
2013 22,055 Number +2.0%
2014 22,439 Number +1.7%
2015 22,774 Number +1.5%
2016 23,097 Number +1.4%
2017 23,326 Number +1.0%
2018 23,469 Number +0.6%
2019 23,718 Number +1.1%
2020 23,916 Number +0.8%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 23,916 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,370 Number, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 23,916 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 34,556 Number, 69% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health workforce migration - historical data in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +25.6% 16,873 Number 21,198 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,086 Number 13,560 Number 16,611 Number 2
2010s 22,057 Number 16,873 Number 23,718 Number 10
2020s 23,916 Number 23,916 Number 23,916 Number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 20 Norway 27,781 Number compare
  2. 21 Ireland 25,959 Number compare
  3. 22 Denmark 24,715 Number compare
  4. 24 Croatia 14,256 Number compare
  5. 24 Croatia 14,256 Number compare
  6. 26 Lithuania 13,795 Number compare
  7. 26 Lithuania 13,795 Number compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workforce migration - historical data in Finland?
Health workforce migration - historical data in Finland was 23,916 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health workforce migration - historical data recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 23,916 Number in 2020.
What is the lowest health workforce migration - historical data recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 13,560 Number in 2000.
How does Finland rank for health workforce migration - historical data?
Finland ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
Is health workforce migration - historical data rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health workforce migration - historical data (2000-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workforce migration - historical data (2000-2021)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 547 data points, 2000–2021
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