Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Spain
Spain: Health care - Regions — Practising nurses was 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Spain, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, health care - regions — practising nurses in Spain stood at 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health care - regions — practising nurses in Spain peaked at 6.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2013.
Spain ranks 19th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses in Spain, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2013 | 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.99 Per 1 000 inhabitants, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health care - regions — practising nurses in Spain?
- Health care - regions — practising nurses in Spain was 5.73 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest health care - regions — practising nurses recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for health care - regions — practising nurses?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 25 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health care - regions — practising nurses rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.