Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Hungary

Hungary: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses was 5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 25 countries
All-time high
6.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2019
All-time low
5.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Hungary, 2017–2024

02462017202020242017: 6.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 6.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 6.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 6.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 5.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 5.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 5.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2024: 5.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants for health care - regions — practising nurses in 2024.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

That places Hungary 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3
2020s 5.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants 6.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 18 Poland 6.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 19 Spain 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 21 Israel 5.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 22 Latvia 4.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 23 Greece 3.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health care - regions — practising nurses in Hungary?
Health care - regions — practising nurses in Hungary was 5.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 6.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019.
What is the lowest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 5.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
How does Hungary rank for health care - regions — practising nurses?
Hungary ranks 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
Is health care - regions — practising nurses rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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
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<p style="text-align: justify;">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.</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Doctors</strong> (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.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Practising nurses</strong> 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.</li> <li><strong>Hospital beds </strong>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.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hospital discharge</strong> 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.</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">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 <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>