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Practising nurses per 1,000 inhabitants: 12.42 (2024)

OECD Health Statistics, Health Care Resources - Nurses

Summary

12.42 (practising nurses per 1,000 inhabitants, 2024). OECD 'nurses' pools registered and enrolled nurses. Companion series for 2024: professionally active 13.07 per 1,000 (69,153 persons); licensed to practise 14.88 per 1,000 (78,703 persons). The licensed series tracks the Nursing Council APC count; the practising series is materially lower.

Supporting location REF_AREA=NZL, HEALTH_PROF='Nurses', HEALTH_PROF_ACTIVITY_STATUS='Practicing', UNIT_MEASURE='Per 1 000 inhabitants', TIME_PERIOD=2024 (65,717 persons)

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2024

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2 Sep 2026

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