Nurses — Health and social employment in Denmark
Denmark: Nurses — Health and social employment was 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Denmark, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, nurses — health and social employment in Denmark stood at 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Denmark peaked at 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 1980.
Denmark ranks 8th 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 | 10.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 16.84 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 17.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 18.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 19.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Denmark
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3351 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,829 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 485.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,964 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Denmark?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Denmark was 19.67 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.