Density of Practising Nurses

This key economic indicator for the Health Care Provider sector has been recently updated.

  1. Iceland Density of Practising Nurses rose 5.8% in 2019, compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2014 Switzerland Density of Practising Nurses increased 2% year on year attaining 17.83 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons.
  3. In 2019 Germany was number 4 in Density of Practising Nurses.
  4. In 2019 Japan was number 6 in Density of Practising Nurses totalising 11.89 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons, jumping from 7 in 2018.

Top Countries in Density of Practising Nurses

Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons - 1978 to 2019

#34 CountriesUnits (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand PersonsLastYoY5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Norway
18 2019 +1.3 % +1.3 % View data
2 #2
Switzerland
18 2019 +1.4 % +2.0 % View data
3 #3
Iceland
16 2019 +5.8 % +0.3 % View data
4 #4
Germany
13 2019 +1.1 % +1.3 % View data
5 #5
Australia
12 2019 +0.6 % +1.2 % View data
6 #6
Japan
12 2019 +1.1 % +1.6 % View data
7 #7
Luxembourg
12 2019 +0.2 % -0.3 % View data
8 #8
Belgium
11 2019 +1.1 % +1.6 % View data
9 #9
Netherlands
11 2019 +0.0 % +1.5 % View data
10 #10
Sweden
11 2019 +0.3 % +0.1 % View data
11 #11
New Zealand
10 2019 +0.5 % +0.5 % View data
12 #12
Slovenia
10 2019 +1.4 % +3.7 % View data
13 #13
Denmark
10 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
14 #14
Canada
10 2019 +1.0 % +0.5 % View data
15 #15
Russia
9 2019 +0.9 % -0.9 % View data
16 #16
Czech Republic
8 2019 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
17 #17
Lithuania
8 2019 -0.1 % +0.4 % View data
18 #18
United Kingdom
8 2019 -0.5 % -0.5 % View data
19 #19
South Korea
7 2019 +2.6 % +5.9 % View data
20 #20
Austria
7 2019 +1.0 % +0.4 % View data
Showing 1 to 20 of 34 countries
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    • Source: OECD

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