Practising nurses in Serbia

Name: Practising nurses in Serbia
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Serbia had 711 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2016. 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: 2016 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.

Serbia, 2024 711d Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +10per 100,000 people 2023: 700 per 100,000 people

Position in 2024 17th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Serbia 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), 2016 to 2024
Period	Serbia
2024	711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2023	700 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2022	659 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2021	643 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2020	617 per 100,000 peoplebd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2018	617 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017	608 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016	599 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +10 from 700 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2016, when it was 599 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +112.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Serbia has the 17th 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: 2016 to 2024 for Serbia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

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
20 Poland 601 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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