Practising nurses in Cyprus

Name: Practising nurses in Cyprus
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Cyprus had 519 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Cyprus, 2024 519 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 −2per 100,000 people 2023: 521 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 706 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries

Position in 2024 23rd of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Cyprus 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), 2005 to 2024
Period	Cyprus
2024	519 per 100,000 people
2023	521 per 100,000 people
2022	506 per 100,000 people
2021	503 per 100,000 people
2020	511 per 100,000 people
2019	523 per 100,000 people
2018	524 per 100,000 people
2017	518 per 100,000 people
2016	505 per 100,000 people
2015	501 per 100,000 people
2014	480 per 100,000 people
2013	467 per 100,000 people
2012	456 per 100,000 people
2011	462 per 100,000 people
2010	446 per 100,000 people
2009	439 per 100,000 people
2008	421 per 100,000 people
2007	438 per 100,000 people
2006	418 per 100,000 people
2005	394 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −2 from 521 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 480 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +39.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 23rd highest value.

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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: 2005 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Cyprus compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2024.

20 Poland 601 per 100,000 people
21 Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
22 Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
23 Cyprus 519 per 100,000 people
24 Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
25 Bulgaria 441 per 100,000 people
26 Latvia 414 per 100,000 people

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What this measures

Nurses with a qualification recognised under EU rules who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. National coverage of nursing categories varies.

Population covered: Total population

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