Norway - Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals

Since 2014, Norway Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals rose 2.4% year on year. At 43,337 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 12 comparing other countries in Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives Employed in Hospitals. Norway is overtaken by Switzerland, which was number 11 at 49,242.85 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Denmark with 37,467 Full-Time Equivalent. United States ranked the highest with 1,719,632 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, that is a growth of 1.8% compared to 2018. Japan, United Kingdom and France respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +4.4% per year, while Estonia witnessed the worst performance at -0.7% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 43,337.00
2018 42,599.00
2017 42,077.00
2016 41,795.00
2015 41,474.00
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How does Norway 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
11 #11
Switzerland
49,243 2019 +0.8 % +1.2 % View data
12 #12
Norway
43,337 2019 +1.7 % +2.4 % View data
13 #13
Denmark
37,467 2019 +1.0 % +0.1 % View data
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