Belgium vs Spain: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 280,200 Persons against 134,656 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 145,544 Persons.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 21 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,795 Persons | 205,406 Persons | 104,611 Persons | Spain |
| 2010s | 118,378 Persons | 252,803 Persons | 134,426 Persons | Spain |
| 2020s | 134,356 Persons | 289,974 Persons | 155,619 Persons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses by age and sex — health and social employment, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 280,200 Persons against 134,656 Persons in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Belgium and Spain?
- 145,544 Persons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Belgium ranks 9th 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
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.