Practising nurses in United Kingdom

United Kingdom had 660 practising nurses per 100,000 people in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest since 2010.

Measure: Practising nurses Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2000 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
United Kingdom, 2019 660d (Definition differs) Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2018 +11per 100,000 people 2018: 650 per 100,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 918 per 100,000 people Middle value of 22 countries

Practising nurses in United Kingdom 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 2019
Period United Kingdom
2019 660 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2018 650 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2017 641 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2016 645 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2015 645 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2014 646 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2013 644 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2012 642 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2011 659 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2010 668 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2009 672 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2008 683 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2007 674 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2006 690 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2005 693 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2004 680 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 664 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 643 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 616 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +11 from 650 per 100,000 people in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 672 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −12.

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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
2000 to 2019 for United Kingdom
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat