Australia - Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, Australia Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice grew 0.8% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 11 among other countries in Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice with 15.5 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Australia is overtaken by Ireland, which was ranked number 10 with 15.58 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons and is followed by Hungary with 12.1 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons. Iceland topped the ranking with 29.51 Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons in 2019, a growth of 1.1% versus 2018. Norway, Luxembourg and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +9.4% per year, while Latvia was the worst growing country at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons
2019 15.50
2018 15.49
2017 15.25
2016 15.13
2015 14.97
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How does Australia rank in Density of Nurses Licensed to Practice?

# 25 Countries Units (Health Professionnals) Per Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Iceland
30 2019 +1.1 % +0.4 % View data
2 #2
Norway
27 2019 +3.9 % +1.7 % View data
10 #10
Ireland
16 2019 -1.6 % +2.3 % View data
11 #11
Australia
16 2019 +0.1 % +0.8 % View data
12 #12
Hungary
12 2019 +0.5 % +2.2 % View data
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