Sweden - Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, Sweden Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice rose 1.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 10 comparing other countries in Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice at 205,948 Persons. Sweden is overtaken by Belgium, which was ranked number 9 at 214,318 Persons and is followed by Netherlands at 203,544 Persons. United States ranked the highest with 5,772,152 Persons in 2019, a growth of 1.7% compared to 2018. South Korea, United Kingdom and Italy respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +10.4% per year, while Latvia witnessed the worst performance at -5.5% per year.

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Date Units (Persons)
2019 205,948.00
2018 203,286.00
2017 199,795.00
2016 196,381.00
2015 192,920.00
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How does Sweden rank in Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice?

# 25 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,772,152 2019 +1.7 % +2.1 % View data
2 #2
South Korea
1,141,294 2019 +1.6 % +4.3 % View data
9 #9
Belgium
214,318 2019 +1.8 % +2.8 % View data
10 #10
Sweden
205,948 2019 +1.3 % +1.7 % View data
11 #11
Netherlands
203,544 2019 -2.8 % +2.4 % View data
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