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Practising nurses in Switzerland

Switzerland had 1,215 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007. 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: 2007 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Switzerland, 2024 1,215 Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +12per 100,000 people 2023: 1,203 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 907 per 100,000 people Middle value of 22 countries
Position in 2024 6th of 30 See the full ranking

Practising nurses in Switzerland 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), 2007 to 2024
Period Switzerland
2024 1,215 per 100,000 people
2023 1,203 per 100,000 people
2022 1,175 per 100,000 people
2021 1,178 per 100,000 people
2020 1,181 per 100,000 people
2019 1,159 per 100,000 people
2018 1,148 per 100,000 people
2017 1,131 per 100,000 people
2016 1,138 per 100,000 people
2015 1,124 per 100,000 people
2014 1,108 per 100,000 people
2013 1,101 per 100,000 people
2012 1,080 per 100,000 people
2011 1,064 per 100,000 people
2010 1,040 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 1,012 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2008 995 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
2007 983 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +12 from 1,203 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1,108 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +106.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 6th highest value.

More for Switzerland

All statistics for Switzerland
Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 420b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 84.2 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 78.8% 2024 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 11.6%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

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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
2007 to 2024 for Switzerland
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat