Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Ireland
Ireland: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 77,090 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Ireland, 2021–2025
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 Ireland is 77,090 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over five years.
That places Ireland 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64,071 Persons | — |
| 2022 | 67,805 Persons | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 72,540 Persons | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 76,558 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 77,090 Persons | +0.7% |
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More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Ireland?
- Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Ireland was 77,090 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 77,090 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,071 Persons in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ireland 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.