Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
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Note: Revised following a correction in the number of phamarcists.
In 2016
Number of physicians, pharmacists and nurses increased
The number of physicians registered in the Guild at December 31st of 2016 was 968, up by 5.9% when compared to the corresponding day of 2015 (941 physicians at 31/12/2015). Of that total 55.7% (539) were specialists. The number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants maintained an upward trend, rising from 3.6 in 2015 to 3.8 in 2016.
In 2016, 2,148 nurses were registered in the Guild (an increase of 3.1%), which corresponded to 8.4 nurses per 1,000 habitants (8.1 in the previous year).
In 2016, the number of pharmacists was 229 (an increase of 14 pharmacists over 2015).
The data made available now will be included in the publication, "Health Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira - 2016," which will be released in December 2017.
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