Practising nurses in Italy
Italy had 692 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Italy, 2024
692
Change from 2023
+9per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
706 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
18th of 30
Practising nurses in Italy 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.
| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 692 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 683 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | 681 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 680 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 628 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 616 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2018 | 579 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 585 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2016 | 561 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 549 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2014 | 532 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2013 | 507 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2012 | 505 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2011 | 515 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 518 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2009 | 521 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2008 | 524 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2007 | 527 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2006 | 514 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2005 | 498 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2004 | 512 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2003 | 524 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +9 from 683 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 532 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +160. 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, Italy has the 18th highest value.
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Health spending share of GDP
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