In 2021, the number of professional nurses and midwives employed by hospitals varied across Europe. In Germany there were 541 thousand nurses and midwives employed in hospitals, whereas there were just over two thousand nurses and midwives employed in hospitals in Iceland.
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Number of professional nurses and midwives directly employed by a hospital (head count and not FTE).
* Figures for 2021 were not available. Figures are from 2020.
** Figures for 2021 were not available. Figures are from 2018.
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OECD. (April 9, 2024). Number of professional nurses and midwives in hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/
OECD. "Number of professional nurses and midwives in hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/
OECD. (2024). Number of professional nurses and midwives in hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/
OECD. "Number of Professional Nurses and Midwives in Hospital Employment in Europe in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/
OECD, Number of professional nurses and midwives in hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of professional nurses and midwives in hospital employment in Europe in 2021, by country [Graph], OECD, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460703/nurses-and-midwives-number-hospital-employment-in-europe/
