Practising nurses in Denmark

Name: Practising nurses in Denmark
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Denmark had 1,053 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Denmark, 2024 1,053 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +6per 100,000 people 2023: 1,047 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 9th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Denmark 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	Denmark
2024	1,053 per 100,000 people
2023	1,047 per 100,000 people
2022	1,041 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2021	1,034 per 100,000 people
2020	1,024 per 100,000 people
2019	1,013 per 100,000 people
2018	1,010 per 100,000 people
2017	1,003 per 100,000 people
2016	995 per 100,000 people
2015	992 per 100,000 people
2014	993 per 100,000 people
2013	995 per 100,000 people
2012	996 per 100,000 people
2011	987 per 100,000 people
2010	983 per 100,000 people
2009	980 per 100,000 people
2008	955 per 100,000 people
2007	930 per 100,000 people
2006	955 per 100,000 people
2005	959 per 100,000 people
2004	944 per 100,000 people
2003	929 per 100,000 people
2002	944 per 100,000 people
2001	933 per 100,000 people

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

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In short

That is a change of +6 from 1,047 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 993 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +59. 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, Denmark has the 9th 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: 1992 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

6 Switzerland 1,215 per 100,000 people
7 Netherlands 1,123 per 100,000 people
8 Sweden 1,114 per 100,000 people
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

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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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