Nursing personnel in Australia
Australia: Nursing personnel was 361,769 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
361,769
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
361,769
in 2024
All-time low
147,900
in 1981
Years of data
44
1980–2024
Nursing personnel in Australia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 361,769 for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Australia peaked at 361,769 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 147,900, in 1981.
That places Australia 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 165,500 | 147,900 | 197,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 197,750 | 191,405 | 208,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 202,874 | 191,568 | 220,814 | 9 |
| 2010s | 264,449 | 216,338 | 309,906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 337,255 | 315,017 | 361,769 | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Australia?
- Nursing personnel in Australia was 361,769 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 361,769 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,900 in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for nursing personnel?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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