Nurses — Health and social employment in Korea
Korea: Nurses — Health and social employment was 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Korea, 2006–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, nurses — health and social employment in Korea stood at 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Korea peaked at 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Korea, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2007 | 12.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 14.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 14.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 15.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 17.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 18.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 19.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 20.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 22.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.75 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 25.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 26.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 27.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.91 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 22.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 23.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Korea?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Korea was 28.87 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2006.
- How does Korea rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.