Practising nurses in Portugal

Name: Practising nurses in Portugal
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Portugal had 721 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2021 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Portugal, 2024 721 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +29per 100,000 people 2023: 692 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 16th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Portugal 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), 2021 to 2024
Period	Portugal
2024	721 per 100,000 people
2023	692 per 100,000 people
2022	693 per 100,000 people
2021	715 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +29 from 692 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2021, when it was 715 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +6.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 16th highest value.

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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: 2021 to 2024 for Portugal
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
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How Portugal compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2024.

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))
18 Italy 692 per 100,000 people
19 Estonia 683 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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