Practising nurses in Slovenia

Name: Practising nurses in Slovenia
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Slovenia had 521 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1998. 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: 1998 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Slovenia, 2024 521 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +11per 100,000 people 2023: 510 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 22nd of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Slovenia 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	Slovenia
2024	521 per 100,000 people
2023	510 per 100,000 people
2022	491 per 100,000 people
2021	447 per 100,000 people
2020	430 per 100,000 people
2019	383 per 100,000 people
2018	343 per 100,000 people
2017	321 per 100,000 people
2016	307 per 100,000 people
2015	259 per 100,000 people
2014	244 per 100,000 people
2013	233 per 100,000 people
2012	221 per 100,000 people
2011	219 per 100,000 people
2010	212 per 100,000 people
2009	204 per 100,000 people
2008	194 per 100,000 people
2007	188 per 100,000 people
2006	184 per 100,000 people
2005	178 per 100,000 people
2004	172 per 100,000 people
2003	168 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2002	166 per 100,000 people
2001	162 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +11 from 510 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 244 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +278.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Slovenia has the 22nd 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: 1998 to 2024 for Slovenia
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

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
24 Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
25 Bulgaria 441 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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