Practising nurses in Netherlands

Name: Practising nurses in Netherlands
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Netherlands had 1,123 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Netherlands, 2024 1,123 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +10per 100,000 people 2023: 1,113 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 7th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Netherlands 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), 2002 to 2024
Period	Netherlands
2024	1,123 per 100,000 people
2023	1,113 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2022	1,155 per 100,000 people
2021	1,139 per 100,000 people
2020	1,109 per 100,000 people
2019	1,077 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2018	1,116 per 100,000 people
2017	1,094 per 100,000 people
2016	1,067 per 100,000 people
2015	1,053 per 100,000 people
2014	1,033 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2008	840 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2007	830 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2006	820 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2005	819 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2004	813 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2003	800 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2002	783 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +10 from 1,113 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 1,033 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +90. 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, Netherlands has the 7th 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: 2002 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

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
9 Denmark 1,053 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 1,032 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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