Practising nurses in Malta

Malta had 797 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1981 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Malta, 2024 797e (Estimated) Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +51per 100,000 people 2023: 746 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 706 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 13th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Malta 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 Malta
2024 797 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2023 746 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2022 779 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2021 798 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2020 801 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2019 769 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2018 780 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2017 804 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2016 814 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 772 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 787 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2013 700 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2012 669 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2011 669 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2010 648 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2009 621 per 100,000 peoplebde (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2008 647 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2007 587 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2006 563 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2005 550 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2004 532 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2003 519 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2002 519 per 100,000 peoplebde (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2001 375 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)

Flags: de definition differs (see metadata), estimated; bde break in time series, definition differs (see metadata), estimated; e estimated; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +51 from 746 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 787 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +10.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 13th highest value.

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
1981 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat