Nurses — Health and social employment in Iceland
Iceland: Nurses — Health and social employment was 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Iceland, 2016–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, nurses — health and social employment in Iceland stood at 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Iceland peaked at 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2016.
Iceland ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2017 | 29.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 29.61 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 30.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 29.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 29.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 29.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Iceland?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Iceland was 31.78 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.