Practising nurses by country, 2024, OECD (38 countries)
Nurses with a qualification recognised under EU rules who provide services directly to patients, per 100,000 inhabitants. National coverage of nursing categories varies.
22 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Norway (1,524 per 100,000 people). Lowest: Greece (248 per 100,000 people). The median is 907 per 100,000 people.
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Highest 10
- 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))
Lowest 10
- 22. Greece 248 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata))
- 21. Latvia 414 per 100,000 people
- 20. Hungary 460 per 100,000 people
- 19. Slovenia 521 per 100,000 people
- 18. Spain 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated)
- 17. Poland 601 per 100,000 people
- 16. Estonia 683 per 100,000 people
- 15. Italy 692 per 100,000 people
- 14. Portugal 721 per 100,000 people
- 13. Lithuania 770 per 100,000 people
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Source: Eurostat.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1,524 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 1,472 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 1,419 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 4 | Finland | 1,290 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 | |
| 5 | Germany | 1,251 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1,215 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1,123 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 1,114 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 9 | Denmark | 1,053 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 10 | Iceland | 1,032 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 | |
| 11 | Austria | 1,015 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 2024 | |
| 12 | Czechia | 799 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 770 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 14 | Portugal | 721 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 15 | Italy | 692 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 16 | Estonia | 683 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 17 | Poland | 601 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 18 | Spain | 573 per 100,000 peoplee (estimated) | 2024 | |
| 19 | Slovenia | 521 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 20 | Hungary | 460 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 21 | Latvia | 414 per 100,000 people | 2024 | |
| 22 | Greece | 248 per 100,000 peopled (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by Eurostat; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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