Nurses — Health and social employment in Canada
Canada: Nurses — Health and social employment was 12.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Canada recorded 12.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants for nurses — health and social employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Canada peaked at 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1981.
Canada ranks 15th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.16 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Canada?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Canada was 12.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1991.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Nurses — 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 status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.