Practising nurses in Belgium

Belgium had 1,143 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2004 to 2023 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2023 1,143 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2022 −8per 100,000 people 2022: 1,151 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 719 per 100,000 people Middle value of 26 countries

Practising nurses in Belgium 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), 2004 to 2023
Period Belgium
2023 1,143 per 100,000 people
2022 1,151 per 100,000 people
2021 1,160 per 100,000 people
2020 1,160 per 100,000 people
2019 1,153 per 100,000 people
2018 1,107 per 100,000 people
2017 1,122 per 100,000 people
2016 1,096 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2015 1,083 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 1,058 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 1,030 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2012 1,002 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 981 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2010 957 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2009 942 per 100,000 people
2008 932 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2007 924 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2006 912 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2005 901 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2004 879 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −8 from 1,151 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1,030 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +113. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

Source and dates

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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
2004 to 2023 for Belgium
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat