Practising nurses in Spain

Spain had 573 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Spain, 2024 573e (Estimated) Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −15per 100,000 people 2023: 588 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 706 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 21st of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Spain 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 Spain
2024 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2023 588 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2022 608 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 628 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2020 606 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2019 588 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2018 585 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2017 574 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2016 552 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2015 529 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2014 515 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2013 514 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2012 525 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2011 522 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2010 515 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2009 495 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2008 482 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2007 460 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2006 446 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2005 436 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2004 430 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2003 429 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2002 408 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)
2001 388 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated)

Flags: de definition differs (see metadata), estimated; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −15 from 588 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 515 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +58.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 21st highest value.

Source and dates

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 Spain
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat