Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses in Denmark

Denmark: Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses was 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 25 countries
All-time high
12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2021
All-time low
10.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses in Denmark, 2003–2021

0510152003201220212003: 11 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 11.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 11.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 11.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 11.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 11.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 11.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 11.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 11.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 11.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 11.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 12 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 12.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 12.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 12.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 12.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 12.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 12.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 12.9 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 statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Denmark is 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Denmark peaked at 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2003.

Denmark ranks 4th of 25 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants 7
2010s 12.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants 11.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2020s 12.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Switzerland 19.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 2 Norway 15.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 3 Ireland 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants
  4. 5 Australia 12.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 6 Japan 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 7 Belgium 11.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Denmark?
Health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses in Denmark was 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 12.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
What is the lowest health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 10.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2003.
How does Denmark rank for health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses?
Denmark ranks 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
Is health statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — practising nurses rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — 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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