Practising nurses in Germany

Name: Practising nurses in Germany
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Germany had 1,251 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

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

Germany, 2024 1,251 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +27per 100,000 people 2023: 1,225 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 5th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Germany 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	Germany
2024	1,251 per 100,000 people
2023	1,225 per 100,000 people
2022	1,208 per 100,000 people
2021	1,203 per 100,000 people
2020	1,204 per 100,000 people
2019	1,179 per 100,000 people
2018	1,152 per 100,000 people
2017	1,108 per 100,000 people
2016	1,087 per 100,000 people
2015	1,072 per 100,000 people
2014	1,072 per 100,000 people
2013	1,054 per 100,000 people
2012	1,020 per 100,000 people
2011	1,014 per 100,000 people
2010	996 per 100,000 people
2009	979 per 100,000 people
2008	958 per 100,000 people
2007	941 per 100,000 people
2006	929 per 100,000 people
2005	918 per 100,000 people
2004	903 per 100,000 people
2003	894 per 100,000 people
2002	876 per 100,000 people
2001	866 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +27 from 1,225 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 1,072 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +179.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 5th 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 Germany
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

2 Luxembourg 1,472 per 100,000 people
3 Ireland 1,419 per 100,000 people
4 Finland 1,290 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
5 Germany 1,251 per 100,000 people
6 Switzerland 1,215 per 100,000 people
7 Netherlands 1,123 per 100,000 people
8 Sweden 1,114 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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