Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Ireland
Ireland: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses was 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Ireland, 2021–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, health care - regions — practising nurses in Ireland stood at 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over five years.
That places Ireland 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2022 | 13.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 13.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 14.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.0% |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Switzerland 19.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 2 Norway 15.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 4 Denmark 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 5 Australia 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 6 Japan 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1621 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — practising nurses in Ireland?
- Health care - regions — practising nurses in Ireland was 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for health care - regions — practising nurses?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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.