Nursing personnel in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Nursing personnel was 623,408 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
623,408
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
623,408
in 2023
All-time low
479,868
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Nursing personnel in United Kingdom, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201120232000: 479.9k2001: 493.7k2002: 513.8k2003: 530.1k2004: 541.6k2005: 552.4k2006: 547.2k2007: 530.8k2008: 536.0k2009: 530.1k2010: 528.0k2011: 519.2k2012: 506.3k2013: 509.6k2014: 513.1k2015: 515.2k2016: 517.3k2017: 517.2k2018: 535.5k2019: 548.0k2020: 568.2k2021: 584.4k2022: 597.9k2023: 623.4k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nursing personnel in United Kingdom is 623,408, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in United Kingdom peaked at 623,408 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 479,868, in 2000.

United Kingdom ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 525,564 479,868 552,405 10
2010s 520,928 506,260 547,999 10
2020s 593,465 568,158 623,408 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 5 Brazil 1.24 million compare
  2. 6 Russia 1.02 million compare
  3. 7 Germany 1.02 million compare
  4. 9 France 598,915 compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 587,946 compare
  6. 11 Philippines 539,536 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More health data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in United Kingdom?
Nursing personnel in United Kingdom was 623,408 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 623,408 in 2023.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 479,868 in 2000.
How does United Kingdom rank for nursing personnel?
United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nursing personnel in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/nursing-personnel-number/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/nursing-personnel-number/united-kingdom/">Nursing personnel in United Kingdom</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nursing personnel (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 3,845 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed