Nurses — Health and social employment in Estonia
Estonia: Nurses — Health and social employment was 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses — health and social employment in Estonia is 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Estonia peaked at 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2006 | 7.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 8.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.96 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Estonia?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Estonia was 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Estonia ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.