Nursing and caring professionals - historical data (1980-2021)

In 1989, Sweden's nursing and caring professionals increased by 2.5% compared to 1988, reaching 1,298.3.

Sweden ranks 1st out of 11 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 20.9% (from 1,074.2 in 1984).

Source: Eurostat dataset hlth_rs_prsns, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.