Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Finland
Finland: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 73,956 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Finland stood at 73,956 Persons. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Finland peaked at 73,956 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,063 Persons, in 2000.
Finland ranks 16th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,063 Persons | — |
| 2004 | 46,351 Persons | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 48,383 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 49,975 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 51,335 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 53,504 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 55,226 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 56,751 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 58,830 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 60,552 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 61,865 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 63,000 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 64,480 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65,109 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 66,801 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 68,255 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 68,303 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70,199 Persons | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 71,828 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 71,276 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 71,208 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 72,493 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 73,956 Persons | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,834 Persons | 37,063 Persons | 55,226 Persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 63,395 Persons | 56,751 Persons | 68,303 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,827 Persons | 70,199 Persons | 73,956 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Finland?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Finland was 73,956 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 73,956 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,063 Persons in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.