In 2024, there were approximately 1.7million health professionals in employment in the United Kingdom, the highest amount in the provided time interval. This included 3 thousand medical practitioners. The statistic presents total number of employed and self-employed health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024.
Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024
(in 1,000)
Numbers rounded to the nearest thousand. As of March each year from 2022. Previous years from July to June each year.
NOTE: An update in 2021 changed the occupation category. Now health professionals include ALL health professionals such as medical practitioners, physiotherapist, nurse, veterinarians, etc.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 16, 2024). Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000)." Chart. October 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of All Health Professionals in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual number of all health professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318862/numbers-of-health-professionals-in-the-uk/
