Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Germany
Germany: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 1.04 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Germany, 2012–2024
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 Germany is 1.04 million Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Germany peaked at 1.04 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 820,000 Persons, in 2012.
Germany ranks 2nd of 21 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 820,000 Persons | — |
| 2013 | 850,000 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 868,000 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 876,000 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 895,000 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 916,000 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 955,000 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 980,000 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million Persons | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million Persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million Persons | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million Persons | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 895,000 Persons | 820,000 Persons | 980,000 Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million Persons | 1.00 million Persons | 1.04 million Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Germany?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Germany was 1.04 million 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 820,000 Persons in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.