Europe will lack nearly 4 million healthcare workers by 2030.

Omissions

• The figure is a WHO projection for 2030, not a currently observed shortage; the claim presents it as a future certainty without naming the source.
• The most widely cited value is 4.1 million (slightly above 'nearly 4 million'); the MEP rounded down.
• A different WHO estimate puts the shortage at nearly 1 million health workers for the broader WHO European Region (53 countries), a different geographic scope that the claim's 'Europe' could be confused with; this figure is not consistent in scope with the EU-specific 4.1 million projection.
• No primary WHO source (report/database) stating the 4.1 million EU figure could be located within the search budget; all supporting sources are secondary citations of the same WHO projection.

Sources

• SecondaryEuropean Committee of the Regions (CoR)The World Health Organization (WHO) projects a shortage of 4.1 million healthcare workers in the EU by 2030.
• SecondaryEuronewsThe World Health Organization (WHO) projects that the European Union will face a shortage of 4.1 million healthcare workers by 2030.
• SecondaryWifOR Institutethe WHO projects that the bloc will face a deficit of 4.1 million healthcare professionals by 2030
• SecondaryUnited Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC)WHO estimates a shortage of nearly 1 million health workers in the European Region by 2030, driven by ageing populations, rising demand for care.