Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Türkiye

Türkiye: Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment was 264,857 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
264,857 Persons
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
1st
of 3 countries
All-time high
264,857 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
198,103 Persons
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024

Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Türkiye, 2019–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2019202120242019: 198.1k Persons2020: 227.3k Persons2021: 232.4k Persons2022: 243.6k Persons2023: 248.3k Persons2024: 264.9k Persons

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 Türkiye is 264,857 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment in Türkiye, 2019 to 2024.
Year Persons Change
2019 198,103 Persons
2020 227,292 Persons +14.7%
2021 232,442 Persons +2.3%
2022 243,565 Persons +4.8%
2023 248,287 Persons +1.9%
2024 264,857 Persons +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 198,103 Persons 198,103 Persons 198,103 Persons 1
2020s 243,289 Persons 227,292 Persons 264,857 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Japan 1.56 million Persons compare
  2. 2 Estonia 9,374 Persons compare
  3. 2 Germany 1.04 million Persons compare
  4. 3 France 607,644 Persons compare
  5. 3 Latvia 7,731 Persons compare
  6. 4 Canada 461,742 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Türkiye?
Nurses by age and sex — health and social employment in Türkiye was 264,857 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 264,857 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest nurses by age and sex — health and social employment recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 198,103 Persons in 2019.
How does Türkiye rank for nurses by age and sex — health and social employment?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 3 countries with data for 2024.
Is nurses by age and sex — health and social employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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Indicator
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
25 places, 342 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.