Practicing nurses: number of employees in Germany 2002-2021
In 2021, the number of practicing nurses employed in Germany did not change in comparison to the previous year. The number of practicing nurses employed remained at 1 million nurses.
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 statistics on other topics about Germany with key insights such as number of general practitioners and number of computed tomography (CT) scanners.
