Practising nurses in Lithuania

Name: Practising nurses in Lithuania
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Lithuania had 770 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1991 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Lithuania, 2024 770 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +22per 100,000 people 2023: 747 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 14th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Lithuania 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	Lithuania
2024	770 per 100,000 people
2023	747 per 100,000 people
2022	750 per 100,000 people
2021	786 per 100,000 people
2020	776 per 100,000 people
2019	769 per 100,000 people
2018	773 per 100,000 people
2017	767 per 100,000 people
2016	768 per 100,000 people
2015	765 per 100,000 people
2014	759 per 100,000 people
2013	754 per 100,000 people
2012	759 per 100,000 people
2011	754 per 100,000 people
2010	737 per 100,000 people
2009	736 per 100,000 people
2008	747 per 100,000 people
2007	737 per 100,000 people
2006	738 per 100,000 people
2005	730 per 100,000 people
2004	725 per 100,000 people
2003	732 per 100,000 people
2002	744 per 100,000 people
2001	757 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +22 from 747 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 759 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +11.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 14th 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: 1991 to 2024 for Lithuania
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

11 Austria 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
12 Czechia 799 per 100,000 people
13 Malta 797 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
14 Lithuania 770 per 100,000 people
15 Liechtenstein 737 per 100,000 people
16 Portugal 721 per 100,000 people
17 Serbia 711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

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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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