Nursing personnel in Belgium
Belgium: Nursing personnel was 134,496 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
134,496
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
134,496
in 2022
All-time low
91,644
in 2004
Years of data
19
2004–2022
Nursing personnel in Belgium, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, nursing personnel in Belgium stood at 134,496. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Belgium peaked at 134,496 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91,644, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 189 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,994 | 91,644 | 101,743 | 6 |
| 2010s | 119,062 | 104,513 | 132,446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,255 | 133,857 | 134,496 | 3 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Belgium?
- Nursing personnel in Belgium was 134,496 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 134,496 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,644 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for nursing personnel?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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