Health professions: statistics

How many health professionals are being trained each year? How many foreign diplomas are being recognised in the different professions? The FOPH analyses data from several registers and makes them available to the public.

At the FOPH, you can obtain statistics about the following medical health professionals:

  • Doctor
  • Dentist
  • Pharmacist
  • Chiropractor
  • Veterinary surgeon
  • Psychologist
  • Psychotherapist

Further information is available on the German, French or Italian pages.

For any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Further information

Federal Office of Public Health FOPH

Healthcare and Related Professions Division
Healthcare Professions Register Section
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
Switzerland - 3003 Bern