Nursing personnel (number) by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
5.64 million
China
Lowest
15
Niue
Median
20,819
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
3,845
What the numbers show
Nursing personnel (number) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 5.64 million in China; the lowest is 15 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,819, and the mean is 165,608.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 770.9%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 71.1%).
Nursing personnel: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.64 million | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 4.28 million | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 3 | India | 3.94 million | 2024 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 1.52 million | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.24 million | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 1.02 million | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 1.02 million | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 623,408 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 9 | France | 598,915 | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 587,946 | 2024 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 539,536 | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 506,970 | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 461,742 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 404,497 | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 395,422 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 361,769 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 361,351 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 288,935 | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 284,232 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 267,951 | 2024 | up 257.6% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 265,877 | 2024 | up 297.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 256,119 | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 248,287 | 2023 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 229,368 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 216,306 | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 216,086 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 213,110 | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 198,573 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 29 | Iran | 183,036 | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 167,144 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 156,478 | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 143,307 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 134,496 | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 127,594 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 116,643 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 115,891 | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 115,316 | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 115,024 | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 39 | North Korea | 113,553 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Pakistan | 113,329 | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Vietnam | 107,596 | 2017 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 105,765 | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 104,776 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 97,294 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 97,113 | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 93,214 | 2024 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 93,070 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 85,943 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 85,917 | 2023 | up 181.5% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 85,778 | 2024 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 83,171 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 81,283 | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 80,238 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 79,569 | 2022 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 55 | Ireland | 76,558 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 71,052 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 57 | Finland | 70,722 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 66,098 | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 65,717 | 2024 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 64,822 | 2023 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 62,445 | 2023 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 62,344 | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 58,256 | 2022 | up 770.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 55,835 | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 53,789 | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 66 | Hungary | 53,120 | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 67 | Angola | 51,907 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan | 47,882 | 2018 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 46,371 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 43,574 | 2020 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 43,110 | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 72 | Libya | 41,934 | 2017 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 41,058 | 2023 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 74 | Singapore | 41,001 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 39,449 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 33,279 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 31,174 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 78 | Kuwait | 30,795 | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 29,823 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 28,570 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 81 | Syria | 28,375 | 2022 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,562 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 83 | Zambia | 26,439 | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 25,851 | 2024 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 85 | Uruguay | 25,271 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 24,843 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 87 | Oman | 23,477 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 23,371 | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 89 | Slovenia | 22,218 | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,560 | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 21,455 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 21,308 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21,013 | 2024 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 94 | Morocco | 20,834 | 2024 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 20,819 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 20,084 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia | 19,391 | 2021 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 98 | Moldova | 18,902 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 99 | Tanzania | 17,820 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 16,535 | 2022 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 15,992 | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 102 | Yemen | 15,756 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 15,692 | 2020 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 15,606 | 2022 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 15,381 | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 15,152 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 14,722 | 2022 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 14,677 | 2023 | up 222.4% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 13,686 | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 12,668 | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 12,071 | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 112 | Malawi | 11,889 | 2024 | up 235.4% | rising |
| 113 | Namibia | 11,510 | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 11,424 | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 115 | Myanmar | 11,000 | 2022 | down 61.1% | rising |
| 116 | Burundi | 10,873 | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 10,377 | 2018 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 9,483 | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 9,442 | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 120 | Niger | 9,278 | 2023 | up 182.1% | rising |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 9,126 | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 122 | Estonia | 9,103 | 2023 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 8,584 | 2024 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 124 | Haiti | 8,202 | 2022 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 7,828 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 126 | Laos | 7,821 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 127 | Honduras | 7,810 | 2023 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 128 | Botswana | 7,620 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 7,356 | 2022 | up 319.9% | rising |
| 130 | Congo | 6,729 | 2024 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 131 | Chad | 6,517 | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Mali | 6,506 | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritania | 6,503 | 2022 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 134 | Benin | 6,321 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,174 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 136 | Iceland | 6,006 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 5,398 | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 138 | Eritrea | 5,261 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 5,242 | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 140 | Senegal | 5,033 | 2024 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 141 | Cyprus | 5,022 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 4,835 | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 143 | South Sudan | 4,665 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 4,554 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 145 | Mauritius | 4,459 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Malta | 4,126 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 3,927 | 2020 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 3,701 | 2024 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 3,615 | 2024 | up 654.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 3,544 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 151 | Maldives | 3,078 | 2021 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei | 2,581 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 153 | Togo | 2,146 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 1,954 | 2024 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,837 | 2024 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 1,752 | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 157 | Bahamas | 1,687 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 1,602 | 2022 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 1,560 | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 1,516 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 161 | East Timor | 1,410 | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 162 | Gambia | 1,345 | 2023 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 163 | Barbados | 1,035 | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 939 | 2023 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 165 | Belize | 847 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 813 | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 785 | 2022 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 168 | Monaco | 732 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 675 | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 170 | Seychelles | 656 | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 570 | 2020 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 172 | Grenada | 536 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 473 | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 174 | Dominica | 461 | 2018 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 443 | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 440 | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 177 | Andorra | 387 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 372 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 353 | 2019 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 180 | San Marino | 310 | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 308 | 2023 | up 42.6% | flat |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 230 | 2019 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 199 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 184 | Djibouti | 141 | 2022 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 185 | Palau | 117 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 109 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 187 | Nauru | 84 | 2018 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 35 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 189 | Niue | 15 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |