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.
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.
| Period | Austria | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 1,123 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | 1,030 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 1,113 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2022 | 1,069 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 1,155 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 1,065 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 1,139 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | 1,030 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 1,109 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 1,030 per 100,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) | 1,077 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2018 | 685 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1,116 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 685 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1,094 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 677 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1,067 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 680 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1,053 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 679 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1,033 per 100,000 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 669 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2012 | 665 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2011 | 662 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2010 | 653 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2009 | 647 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
| 2008 | 636 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 840 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2007 | 621 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 830 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2006 | 614 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 820 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2005 | 599 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 819 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2004 | 593 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 813 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2003 | 568 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 800 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2002 | 568 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 783 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2001 | 559 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
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.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Norway 1,524 per 100,000 people
- 2 Luxembourg 1,472 per 100,000 people
- 3 Ireland 1,419 per 100,000 people
- 4 Finland 1,290 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 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)
- 12 Czechia 799 per 100,000 people
- 13 Malta 797 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
- 14 Lithuania 770 per 100,000 people
- 15 Liechtenstein 737 per 100,000 people
- 16 Portugal 721 per 100,000 people
- 17 Serbia 711 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 18 Italy 692 per 100,000 people
- 19 Estonia 683 per 100,000 people
- 20 Poland 601 per 100,000 people
- 21 Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
- 22 Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
- 23 Cyprus 519 per 100,000 people
- 24 Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
- 25 Bulgaria 441 per 100,000 people
- 26 Latvia 414 per 100,000 people
- 27 Croatia 265 per 100,000 people
- 28 Greece 248 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 29 Montenegro 122 per 100,000 people
- 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.