Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Chile
Chile: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 98,899 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Chile, 2015–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Chile is 98,899 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Chile peaked at 98,899 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,933 Persons, in 2015.
That places Chile 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Chile, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38,933 Persons | — |
| 2016 | 45,168 Persons | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 50,059 Persons | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 50,172 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55,900 Persons | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 67,519 Persons | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 73,681 Persons | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 80,167 Persons | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 87,468 Persons | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 93,214 Persons | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 98,899 Persons | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,046 Persons | 38,933 Persons | 55,900 Persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 83,491 Persons | 67,519 Persons | 98,899 Persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Chile?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Chile was 98,899 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98,899 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,933 Persons in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Chile ranks 11th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.