Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Estonia
Estonia: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 9,374 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 9,374 Persons for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Estonia peaked at 9,374 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,428 Persons, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,153 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 8,050 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8,294 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8,412 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8,509 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,515 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,492 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,585 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8,577 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8,218 Persons | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8,154 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8,283 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8,158 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7,428 Persons | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 7,551 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7,904 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 8,029 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8,157 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8,317 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,279 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8,484 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8,632 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 8,882 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 9,103 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 9,374 Persons | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,380 Persons | 8,050 Persons | 8,585 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,026 Persons | 7,428 Persons | 8,317 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,895 Persons | 8,484 Persons | 9,374 Persons | 5 |
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- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Estonia?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Estonia was 9,374 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,374 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,428 Persons in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Estonia ranks 2nd out of 3 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.