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Practising nurses

Nurses with a qualification recognised under EU rules who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. National coverage of nursing categories varies.

Unit: Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants Frequency: Annual Coverage: 33 countries 1980 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2024 1,524 per 100,000 people Norway Lowest in 2024 106 per 100,000 people Romania
Countries ranked for 2024 30 Updated by the source on 13 July 2026

30 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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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 GermanyFranceSpainPortugal
2024 1,251 per 100,000 people – 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 721 per 100,000 people
2023 1,225 per 100,000 people 887 per 100,000 people 588 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) 692 per 100,000 people
2022 1,208 per 100,000 people 880 per 100,000 people 608 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 693 per 100,000 people
2021 1,203 per 100,000 people 882 per 100,000 people 628 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) 715 per 100,000 people
2020 1,204 per 100,000 people 887 per 100,000 people 606 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2019 1,179 per 100,000 people 876 per 100,000 people 588 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2018 1,152 per 100,000 people 871 per 100,000 people 585 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2017 1,108 per 100,000 people 867 per 100,000 people 574 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2016 1,087 per 100,000 people 862 per 100,000 people 552 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2015 1,072 per 100,000 people 847 per 100,000 people 529 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2014 1,072 per 100,000 people 837 per 100,000 people 515 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2013 1,054 per 100,000 people 827 per 100,000 people 514 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2012 1,020 per 100,000 people – 525 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2011 1,014 per 100,000 people – 522 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2010 996 per 100,000 people – 515 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2009 979 per 100,000 people – 495 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2008 958 per 100,000 people – 482 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2007 941 per 100,000 people – 460 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2006 929 per 100,000 people – 446 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2005 918 per 100,000 people – 436 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2004 903 per 100,000 people – 430 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2003 894 per 100,000 people – 429 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2002 876 per 100,000 people – 408 per 100,000 peoplede (definition differs (see metadata), estimated) –
2001 866 per 100,000 people – 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.

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In short

  • Among the 30 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Norway (1,524 per 100,000 people) and the lowest Romania (106 per 100,000 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 729 per 100,000 people and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 22 countries and fell in 6.

About this measure

Definition
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
Unit
Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Differences in the same unit (per 100,000 people)

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 2025
Provider update
13 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Norway 1,524 per 100,000 people
  2. 2 Luxembourg 1,472 per 100,000 people
  3. 3 Ireland 1,419 per 100,000 people
  4. 4 Finland 1,290 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  5. 5 Germany 1,251 per 100,000 people
  6. 6 Switzerland 1,215 per 100,000 people
  7. 7 Netherlands 1,123 per 100,000 people
  8. 8 Sweden 1,114 per 100,000 people
  9. 9 Denmark 1,053 per 100,000 people
  10. 10 Iceland 1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  11. 11 Austria 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
  12. 12 Czechia 799 per 100,000 people
  13. 13 Malta 797 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
  14. 14 Lithuania 770 per 100,000 people
  15. 15 Liechtenstein 737 per 100,000 people
  16. 16 Portugal 721 per 100,000 people
  17. 17 Serbia 711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  18. 18 Italy 692 per 100,000 people
  19. 19 Estonia 683 per 100,000 people
  20. 20 Poland 601 per 100,000 people
  21. 21 Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
  22. 22 Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
  23. 23 Cyprus 519 per 100,000 people
  24. 24 Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
  25. 25 Bulgaria 441 per 100,000 people
  26. 26 Latvia 414 per 100,000 people
  27. 27 Croatia 265 per 100,000 people
  28. 28 Greece 248 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
  29. 29 Montenegro 122 per 100,000 people
  30. 30 Romania 106 per 100,000 people
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Grey: no value for 2024. Colour groups split countries into roughly equal numbers. Boundaries: Natural Earth.