Nurses per 1,000 people - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Nurses per 1,000 people, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 15 countries was 10.04 nurses per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Switzerland: 18.37 nurses per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Latvia: 4.18 nurses per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1978 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: nurses per 1,000 people; Source: OECD
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Countries Nurses per 1,000 people, 2020 Global rank Available data
Switzerland 18.37 1 2000 - 2020
Norway 18.01 2 2002 - 2021
Iceland 15.63 3 1980 - 2021
Germany 12.06 4 2000 - 2020
Netherlands 11.08 5 2002 - 2020
Austria 10.48 6 1985 - 2020
Slovenia 10.47 7 2000 - 2020
Czechia 8.66 8 1980 - 2020
UK 8.46 9 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 7.81 10 1991 - 2020
Hungary 6.58 11 1990 - 2021
Estonia 6.38 12 1980 - 2020
Italy 6.28 13 2003 - 2021
Spain 6.1 14 1980 - 2020
Latvia 4.18 15 1989 - 2020


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Definition: Number of professional and associate professional nurses per 1,000 residents of the country.

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1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Iceland
4. Germany
5. Netherlands
6. Austria
7. Slovenia
8. Czechia
9. UK
10. Lithuania
11. Hungary
12. Estonia
13. Italy
14. Spain
15. Latvia
18.37
18.01
15.63
12.06
11.08
10.48
10.47
8.66
8.46
7.81
6.58
6.38
6.28
6.10
4.18
0
4.6
9.2
13.8
18.37


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