Practising nurses in Poland

Name: Practising nurses in Poland
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Poland had 601 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Poland, 2024 601 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +12per 100,000 people 2023: 589 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 20th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Poland 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	Poland
2024	601 per 100,000 people
2023	589 per 100,000 people
2022	582 per 100,000 people
2021	580 per 100,000 people
2020	562 per 100,000 people
2019	564 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2018	508 per 100,000 people
2017	510 per 100,000 people
2016	516 per 100,000 people
2015	520 per 100,000 people
2014	524 per 100,000 people
2013	527 per 100,000 people
2011	528 per 100,000 people
2010	528 per 100,000 people
2009	526 per 100,000 people
2008	519 per 100,000 people
2007	518 per 100,000 people
2006	509 per 100,000 people
2005	509 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2004	493 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2003	475 per 100,000 people
2002	486 per 100,000 people
2001	488 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 +12 from 589 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 524 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +77. 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, Poland has the 20th 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: 1980 to 2024 for Poland
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

17 Serbia 711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
18 Italy 692 per 100,000 people
19 Estonia 683 per 100,000 people
20 Poland 601 per 100,000 people
21 Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
22 Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
23 Cyprus 519 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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