Practising nurses in Czechia

Name: Practising nurses in Czechia
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Czechia had 799 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Czechia, 2024 799 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +7per 100,000 people 2023: 792 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 12th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Czechia 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	Czechia
2024	799 per 100,000 people
2023	792 per 100,000 people
2022	808 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2021	828 per 100,000 people
2020	819 per 100,000 people
2019	807 per 100,000 people
2018	807 per 100,000 people
2017	806 per 100,000 people
2016	793 per 100,000 people
2015	801 per 100,000 people
2014	793 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013	799 per 100,000 people
2012	806 per 100,000 people
2011	803 per 100,000 people
2010	810 per 100,000 people
2009	809 per 100,000 people
2008	797 per 100,000 people
2007	803 per 100,000 people
2006	807 per 100,000 people
2005	811 per 100,000 people
2004	811 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2003	798 per 100,000 people
2002	799 per 100,000 people
2001	785 per 100,000 people

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

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In short

That is a change of +7 from 792 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 793 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +6. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Czechia has the 12th 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: 2000 to 2024 for Czechia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

9 Denmark 1,053 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
11 Austria 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
12 Czechia 799 per 100,000 people
13 Malta 797 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
14 Lithuania 770 per 100,000 people
15 Liechtenstein 737 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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