Nursing personnel in Portugal
Portugal: Nursing personnel was 80,238 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
80,238
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
53rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
80,238
in 2023
All-time low
41,799
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002β2023
Nursing personnel in Portugal, 2002β2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, nursing personnel in Portugal stood at 80,238. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Portugal peaked at 80,238 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,799, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,749 | 41,799 | 57,430 | 8 |
| 2010s | 65,655 | 60,106 | 72,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,717 | 74,930 | 80,238 | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Portugal?
- Nursing personnel in Portugal was 80,238 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 80,238 in 2023.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,799 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for nursing personnel?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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