Nurses — Health and social employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Nurses — Health and social employment was 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nurses — Health and social employment in Netherlands, 1999–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants for nurses — health and social employment in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Netherlands peaked at 15.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2000 | 12.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 12.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 13.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 15.42 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 11.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.15 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 11.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nurses — Health and social employment in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -32.6% | 15.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.76 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 14.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 15.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 11.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 12.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Estonia 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Iceland 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Lithuania 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Poland 8.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Sweden 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Latvia 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,426 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Netherlands?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Netherlands was 11.83 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 15.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2013.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.71 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.