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Practising nurses in Iceland

Iceland had 1,032 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Iceland, 2024 1,032d (Definition differs) Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +36per 100,000 people 2023: 996 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 907 per 100,000 people Middle value of 22 countries
Position in 2024 10th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Iceland 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 Iceland
2024 1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 996 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 982 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 981 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2020 989 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2019 959 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2018 894 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017 868 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016 817 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2015 934 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2014 926 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2013 934 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 907 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 867 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2010 834 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2009 843 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2008 860 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2007 876 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2006 845 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2005 858 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2004 865 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 855 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 815 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 816 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +36 from 996 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 926 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +106.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 10th highest value.

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Source and dates

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 Iceland
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat