UPDATE: seven out of ten are women
Latest Developments:
The following report highlights an important international development currently attracting worldwide attention.
The number of registered health professionals in Spain increased by 2.9% in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In total, there are 1,038,354 registered health professionals in our country, of which 69.2% are women: 721,962 – growing by 3.2% compared to 2024 – compared to 316,392 men (growing by 2.4%). The majority groups are nurses (34.5% of the total), doctors (31.1%) and, by far, pharmacists (7.9%). The number of registered nurses grew by 1.2% last year, to 358,036. Within this group, people registered as midwives fell by 1.8% and number 10,301. Doctors grew by 3.9% to 322,787 members, while that of pharmacists increased by 1.5%, to 82,305 people. Of all the registered health professionals, the group that grows the most proportionally is that of occupational therapists, whose number increases by 9.2% and exceeds the barrier of 10,000 employees. They are followed by psychologists with a health specialty, which increase by 8.6% and there are now 47,396 registered professionals. Also on the podium are physicists with a health specialty, who grew by 7.7% to 420 employees. The data collected by the INE also highlights that there were more women members than men in 14 of the 16 professions analyzed. The groups with the highest percentage of women were speech therapists (92.7%), occupational therapists (90%) and nurses (84.3%). Only in that of physicists with a health specialty (32.6%) and dental technicians (34.3%) are a minority. The next group with the fewest women is doctors, although here they make up 55.1% of the total, just over half. By age groups, the youngest groups are occupational therapists (83.8% are under 45 years of age), dieticians-nutritionists (82.6%) and physiotherapists (72.2%). On the other hand, the highest percentages of members over 65 years of age are found among doctors (28%) and pharmacists (19.1%). In the last decade, the percentage of members under 45 years of age decreased in all groups, except for doctors, where it increased by 4 percentage points. The sharpest decreases in professionals were recorded among opticians-optometrists (19.3 points less), physiotherapists (15.9 points) and dieticians-nutritionists and occupational therapists (8.9 points). The proportion of registered members aged 65 and over increased in all groups, except for podiatrists. The largest increases They corresponded to doctors (12.8 points more), dentists (7.4 points) and pharmacists (6.6 points).
Why This Matters:
This event is already generating discussion among political analysts and international organizations worldwide.
Global audiences continue following the story closely as regional responses begin to emerge.
More details may emerge as official sources continue releasing new information.
Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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