Practicing nurses: number of employees in Belgium 2004-2018
In 2018, the number of practicing nurses employed in Belgium remained nearly unchanged at around 126,496 nurses. With a decline of 1,185 nurses (-0.93 percent), there is no significant change to 2017.
Practising nurses are defined as nurses who provide services directly to patients. It includes professional nurses and associate professional nurses as well as foreign nurses with a license to work in a certain country. Retired and unemployed nurses are excluded from the number of practising nurses, as well as nurses who are not in direct contact with patients, midwives, nurses working abroad, students who have not yet graduated, and nurses without a recognized certification.
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Practising nurses are defined as nurses who provide services directly to patients. It includes professional nurses and associate professional nurses as well as foreign nurses with a license to work in a certain country. Retired and unemployed nurses are excluded from the number of practising nurses, as well as nurses who are not in direct contact with patients, midwives, nurses working abroad, students who have not yet graduated, and nurses without a recognized certification.
Find more key insights for the number of practicing nurses employed in countries like Finland, United Kingdom, and Latvia.
