Denmark vs Lithuania: Nurses — Health and social employment

Denmark
19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2024
Lithuania
9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
Lithuania rank
3rd

Nurses — Health and social employment over time

  • Denmark
  • Lithuania
05101520198020022025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania, a difference of 10.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants.

That makes Denmark's figure about 2.1 times Lithuania's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 24 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 15.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 7.24 Per 1 000 inhabitants Denmark
2010s 18.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants 8.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants Denmark
2020s 19.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nurses — health and social employment, Denmark or Lithuania?
Denmark, at 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants against 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in nurses — health and social employment between Denmark and Lithuania?
10.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for nurses — health and social employment?
Denmark ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Nurses — 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 — Health and social employment
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 714 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.