Australia - Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, Australia Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice was up 2.2% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 6 comparing other countries in Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice at 390,414 Persons. Australia is overtaken by Canada, which was ranked number 5 at 435,860 Persons and is followed by Spain at 302,034 Persons. United States ranked the highest with 5,772,152 Persons in 2019, a growth of 1.7% compared to 2018. South Korea, United Kingdom and Italy respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +10.4% per year, while Latvia was the worst growing country at -5.5% per year.

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Date Units (Persons)
2019 390,414.00
2018 386,922.00
2017 375,145.00
2016 365,899.00
2015 356,417.00
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How does Australia rank in Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice?

# 25 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,772,152 2019 +1.7 % +2.1 % View data
2 #2
South Korea
1,141,294 2019 +1.6 % +4.3 % View data
5 #5
Canada
435,860 2019 +1.0 % +1.4 % View data
6 #6
Australia
390,414 2019 +0.9 % +2.2 % View data
7 #7
Spain
302,034 2019 +1.2 % +2.6 % View data
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