Practising nurses in Estonia

Name: Practising nurses in Estonia
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Estonia had 683 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1990. 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: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Estonia, 2024 683 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +19per 100,000 people 2023: 664 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 19th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Estonia 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	Estonia
2024	683 per 100,000 people
2023	664 per 100,000 people
2022	658 per 100,000 people
2021	649 per 100,000 people
2020	638 per 100,000 people
2019	624 per 100,000 people
2018	629 per 100,000 people
2017	619 per 100,000 people
2016	610 per 100,000 people
2015	601 per 100,000 people
2014	574 per 100,000 people
2013	564 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2012	617 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011	624 per 100,000 people
2010	612 per 100,000 people
2009	616 per 100,000 people
2008	641 per 100,000 people
2007	640 per 100,000 people
2006	631 per 100,000 people
2005	629 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2004	624 per 100,000 people
2003	614 per 100,000 people
2002	601 per 100,000 people
2001	580 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 +19 from 664 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 574 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +109.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Estonia has the 19th 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: 1980 to 2024 for Estonia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

16 Portugal 721 per 100,000 people
17 Serbia 711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
18 Italy 692 per 100,000 people
19 Estonia 683 per 100,000 people
20 Poland 601 per 100,000 people
21 Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
22 Slovenia 521 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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