Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Belgium

Belgium: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses was 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 25 countries
All-time high
11.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2020
All-time low
9.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Belgium, 2004–2023

02.557.51012.52004201320232004: 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 9.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 9.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 9.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 9.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 9.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 9.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 9.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 10.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 10.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 10.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 10.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 10.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 11.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 11.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 11.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 11.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 11.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 11.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health care - regions — practising nurses in Belgium is 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health care - regions — practising nurses in Belgium peaked at 11.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2004.

That places Belgium 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6
2010s 10.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 11.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 4 Denmark 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 5 Australia 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 6 Japan 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 8 Sweden 11 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 9 France 10.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 10 Netherlands 10.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health care - regions — practising nurses in Belgium?
Health care - regions — practising nurses in Belgium was 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020.
What is the lowest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 9.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2004.
How does Belgium rank for health care - regions — practising nurses?
Belgium ranks 7th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
Is health care - regions — practising nurses rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Practising nurses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
27 places, 416 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.