United States - Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice

Since 2014, United States Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice rose 2.1% year on year. At 5,772,152 Persons in 2019, the country was ranked number 1 among other countries in Number of Nurses Licensed to Practice. South Korea, United Kingdom and Italy respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +10.4% per year, while Latvia was the worst growing country at -5.5% per year.

Loading...

Date Units (Persons)
2019 5,772,152.00
2018 5,674,684.00
2017 5,695,404.00
2016 5,486,915.00
2015 5,272,612.00
Download all data from 1987 to 2019

How does United States 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
3 #3
United Kingdom
660,213 2019 +1.2 % +0.5 % View data
4 #4
Italy
449,571 2019 -0.1 % +1.4 % View data
5 #5
Canada
435,860 2019 +1.0 % +1.4 % View data
Compare all 25 countries

Go Top