Nursing personnel in Canada
Canada: Nursing personnel was 90.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
24th
of 86 countries
All-time high
92.4%
in 2013
All-time low
90.0%
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Nursing personnel in Canada, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 90.0% for nursing personnel in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Canada peaked at 92.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2024.
Canada ranks 24th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 91.0% | 92.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.0% | 90.8% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Canada?
- Nursing personnel in Canada was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for nursing personnel?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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