Nurses — Health and social employment in Italy
Italy: Nurses — Health and social employment was 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Italy, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Italy recorded 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants for nurses — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Italy peaked at 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
That places Italy 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 5.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.59 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.73 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.11 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.53 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 17 Czechia 11.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 19 Israel 8.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 21 Spain 7.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 Argentina 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 23 Cyprus 5.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Italy?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Italy was 7.9 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.