Hospital employment in Germany
Germany: Hospital employment was 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Hospital employment in Germany, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Germany recorded 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants for hospital employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital employment in Germany peaked at 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.
That places Germany 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 15.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital employment in Germany?
- Hospital employment in Germany was 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospital employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest hospital employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for hospital employment?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospital employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on total hospital employment (ie. persons employed in general and specialty hospitals) by category: Physicians Professional nurses and midwives Associate professional nurses Healthcare assistants Other health service providers Other staff Data are presented by number of persons employed (head counts), and number of full-time equivalent (FTE) persons. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.