Canada vs France: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment

Canada
461,742 Persons
in 2024
France
607,644 Persons
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
France rank
3rd

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

  • Canada
  • France
0200.0k400.0k600.0k201220182024

How they compare

France currently reports 607,644 Persons against 461,742 Persons in Canada, a difference of 145,902 Persons.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and France ranks 3rd of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
2010s 394,136 Persons 570,615 Persons 176,480 Persons France
2020s 430,263 Persons 601,452 Persons 171,188 Persons France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses by age and sex — health and social employment, Canada or France?
France, at 607,644 Persons against 461,742 Persons in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Canada and France?
145,902 Persons, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Canada and France rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
Canada ranks 4th and France ranks 3rd 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.