Practising nurses in Sweden

Name: Practising nurses in Sweden
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Sweden had 1,114 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Practising nurses Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Sweden, 2024 1,114 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants

Change from 2023 +14per 100,000 people 2023: 1,100 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2024 8th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Sweden 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	Sweden
2024	1,114 per 100,000 people
2023	1,100 per 100,000 people
2022	1,097 per 100,000 people
2021	1,090 per 100,000 people
2020	1,068 per 100,000 people
2019	1,086 per 100,000 people
2018	1,089 per 100,000 people
2017	1,092 per 100,000 people
2016	1,096 per 100,000 people
2015	1,098 per 100,000 people
2014	1,096 per 100,000 people
2013	1,097 per 100,000 people
2012	1,094 per 100,000 people
2011	1,090 per 100,000 people
2010	1,087 per 100,000 people
2009	1,080 per 100,000 people
2008	1,079 per 100,000 people
2007	1,075 per 100,000 people
2006	1,064 per 100,000 people
2005	1,048 per 100,000 people
2004	1,029 per 100,000 people
2003	1,010 per 100,000 people
2002	999 per 100,000 people
2001	978 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +14 from 1,100 per 100,000 people in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 1,096 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +17.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 8th 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: 1995 to 2024 for Sweden
Provider update: 13 July 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

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

5 Germany 1,251 per 100,000 people
6 Switzerland 1,215 per 100,000 people
7 Netherlands 1,123 per 100,000 people
8 Sweden 1,114 per 100,000 people
9 Denmark 1,053 per 100,000 people
10 Iceland 1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
11 Austria 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)

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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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