Ireland - Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals

Since 2014, Ireland Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals rose 3.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 17 comparing other countries in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals with 22,972.02 Full-Time Equivalent. Ireland is overtaken by New Zealand, which was ranked number 16 at 23,045.83 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Slovakia with 21,256.92 Full-Time Equivalent. United States ranked the highest with 1,719,632 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, that is a growth of 1.8% versus 2018. Japan, United Kingdom and France respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +4.4% per year, while Estonia was the worst growing country at -0.7% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 22,972.02
2018 22,375.78
2017 21,536.38
2016 20,706.58
2015 20,313.96
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How does Ireland rank in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals?

# 22 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
1,719,632 2019 +1.8 % +2.7 % View data
2 #2
Japan
865,143 2019 +1.6 % +1.7 % View data
16 #16
New Zealand
23,046 2019 +0.1 % +1.9 % View data
17 #17
Ireland
22,972 2019 +2.7 % +3.1 % View data
18 #18
Slovakia
21,257 2019 -0.5 % -0.3 % View data
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