Australia vs Canada: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 461,742 Persons against 365,030 Persons in Australia, a difference of 96,712 Persons.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 21 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 281,160 Persons | 394,136 Persons | 112,975 Persons | Canada |
| 2020s | 337,907 Persons | 436,559 Persons | 98,652 Persons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses by age and sex — health and social employment, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 461,742 Persons against 365,030 Persons in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Australia and Canada?
- 96,712 Persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Australia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by age groups and sex. Age groups include less than 25, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75+, for total, female and male nurses. The breakdown by age and gender is provided for practising nurses. If not available, the data are reported for professionally active nurses or nurses licensed to practise. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.