Health workforce migration by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
453,615 Number
Italy
Lowest
134 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
35,526 Number
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
641

What the numbers show

Health workforce migration is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 453,615 Number in Italy; the lowest is 134 Number in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 35,526 Number, and the mean is 76,010 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,385.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 86.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 22.4%).

Health workforce migration: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Italy 453,615 Number 2025 up 16.1% rising
2 Germany 398,857 Number 2024 up 19.3% rising
3 France 270,874 Number 2024 up 32.1% rising
4 United Kingdom 191,326 Number 2019 up 24.4% rising
4 United Kingdom 191,326 Number 2019 up 24.4% rising
6 Poland 161,175 Number 2024 up 24.9% rising
6 Poland 161,175 Number 2024 up 24.9% rising
8 Belgium 79,786 Number 2025 up 32.7% rising
9 Netherlands 71,184 Number 2024 up 23.2% rising
9 Netherlands 71,184 Number 2024 up 23.2% rising
11 Greece 69,937 Number 2024 up 5.9% rising
12 Romania 65,190 Number 2024 up 63.6% rising
13 Sweden 48,784 Number 2023 up 23.1% rising
14 Czechia 47,414 Number 2024 up 13.8% flat
15 Austria 43,097 Number 2025 up 14.4% rising
16 Switzerland 42,602 Number 2024 up 24.0% rising
17 Serbia 37,448 Number 2024 up 27.1% rising
18 Hungary 35,526 Number 2024 up 8.3% falling
19 Norway 28,271 Number 2024 up 24.6% rising
20 Denmark 27,878 Number 2024 up 27.4% rising
21 Ireland 22,257 Number 2025 up 8.8% rising
22 Croatia 20,355 Number 2024 up 19.6% rising
22 Croatia 20,355 Number 2024 up 19.6% rising
24 Finland 19,789 Number 2023 up 14.2% rising
25 Lithuania 15,023 Number 2025 up 5.3% rising
25 Lithuania 15,023 Number 2025 up 5.3% rising
27 Estonia 7,494 Number 2025 up 16.7% rising
27 Estonia 7,494 Number 2025 up 16.7% rising
29 Slovenia 7,482 Number 2025 up 28.3% rising
29 Slovenia 7,482 Number 2025 up 28.3% rising
31 Latvia 6,424 Number 2024 down 22.4% falling
31 Latvia 6,424 Number 2024 down 22.4% falling
33 Cyprus 5,357 Number 2024 up 86.0% rising
34 Malta 2,606 Number 2024 up 66.4% rising
35 Liechtenstein 134 Number 2024 up 12.6% rising

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Indicator
Health workforce migration
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 641 data points, 2000–2025
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