In 2021, there were approximately 506 thousand nurses in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a large decrease from 2020 when there were around 670 thousand nurses.
Since the UK made the decision to leave the European Union, the number of new nurses and midwives from the EEA has significantly decreased. In the year 2018/19, the number of new registrants from the EEA was less than one thousand, while almost 9.4 thousand joined from the EEA in 2015/16, which was before the referendum concerning the EU membership.
Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021
(in 1,000)
Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2231).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of Nurses in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/