Australia vs Spain: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment

Australia
365,030 Persons
in 2024
Spain
280,200 Persons
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Spain rank
7th

Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k200020122024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 365,030 Persons against 280,200 Persons in Spain, a difference of 84,830 Persons.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 21 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 281,160 Persons 256,985 Persons 24,175 Persons Australia
2020s 337,907 Persons 288,020 Persons 49,888 Persons Australia

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 Spain?
Australia, at 365,030 Persons against 280,200 Persons in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Australia and Spain?
84,830 Persons, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
Australia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
25 places, 342 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.