Practicing nurses: number of employees in the Netherlands 2015-2021
In 2021, the number of practicing nurses employed in the Netherlands increased by 6,126 nurses (+3.17 percent) since 2020. With 199,506 nurses, the number of practicing nurses thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.
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.
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.
