Costa Rica vs Denmark: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment

Costa Rica
5,932 Persons
in 2025
Denmark
62,913 Persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
21st
Denmark rank
18th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 62,913 Persons against 5,932 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 56,981 Persons.

That makes Denmark's figure about 10.6 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 18th of 21 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 2,724 Persons 54,131 Persons 51,407 Persons Denmark
2010s 3,854 Persons 56,582 Persons 52,728 Persons Denmark
2020s 4,786 Persons 61,386 Persons 56,600 Persons Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses by age and sex — health and social employment, Costa Rica or Denmark?
Denmark, at 62,913 Persons against 5,932 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Costa Rica and Denmark?
56,981 Persons, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Denmark ranks 18th 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.