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.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Spain, 2024
573e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−15per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
706 per 100,000 people
Position in 2024
21st of 30
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.
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.
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Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
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Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
9.3%
2024 · Eurostat