Practising nurses in Norway

Name: Practising nurses in Norway
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Norway had 1,524 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.

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

Norway, 2024 1,524 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 −33per 100,000 people 2023: 1,557 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 907 per 100,000 people Middle value of 22 countries

Position in 2024 1st of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Norway 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	Norway
2024	1,524 per 100,000 people
2023	1,557 per 100,000 people
2022	1,562 per 100,000 people
2021	1,577 per 100,000 people
2020	1,557 per 100,000 people
2019	1,545 per 100,000 people
2018	1,533 per 100,000 people
2017	1,532 per 100,000 people
2016	1,519 per 100,000 people
2015	1,505 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2014	1,689 per 100,000 people
2013	1,667 per 100,000 people
2012	1,653 per 100,000 people
2011	1,640 per 100,000 people
2010	1,613 per 100,000 people
2009	1,593 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2008	1,558 per 100,000 people
2007	1,547 per 100,000 people
2006	1,534 per 100,000 people
2005	1,501 per 100,000 people
2004	1,459 per 100,000 people
2003	1,418 per 100,000 people
2002	1,374 per 100,000 people

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

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In short

That is a change of −33 from 1,557 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 1,689 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −165. 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, Norway has the 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 Norway
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

1 Norway 1,524 per 100,000 people
2 Luxembourg 1,472 per 100,000 people
3 Ireland 1,419 per 100,000 people
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

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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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