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Practising nurses in Austria

Austria had 1,015 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1985 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Austria, 2024 1,015e (Estimated) Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −15per 100,000 people 2023: 1,030 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 706 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 11th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Austria over time

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Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Practising nurses (nurses per 100,000 inhabitants), 2001 to 2024
Period Austria
2024 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2023 1,030 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2022 1,069 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2021 1,065 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2020 1,030 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2019 1,030 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2018 685 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017 685 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016 677 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2015 680 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2014 679 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2013 669 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 665 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 662 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2010 653 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2009 647 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2008 636 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2007 621 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2006 614 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2005 599 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2004 593 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 568 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 568 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 559 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); be break in time series, estimated; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −15 from 1,030 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 679 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +336.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 11th highest value.

More for Austria

All statistics for Austria
Practising physicians 577 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Hospital beds 655 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 82.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.5% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 11.9%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_rs_prs2 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A med_spec=NRS unit=P_HTHAB wstatus=PRACT
Observation period
1985 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat