Finland vs Norway: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment

Finland
73,956 Persons
in 2025
Norway
84,897 Persons
in 2024
Finland rank
16th
Norway rank
13th

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

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 84,897 Persons against 73,956 Persons in Finland, a difference of 10,941 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 16th and Norway ranks 13th of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 66,590 Persons 80,503 Persons 13,913 Persons Norway
2020s 71,401 Persons 85,028 Persons 13,628 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses by age and sex — health and social employment, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 84,897 Persons against 73,956 Persons in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nurses by age and sex — health and social employment between Finland and Norway?
10,941 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
Finland ranks 16th and Norway ranks 13th 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.