{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-nurses-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-nurses-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-nurses-per-100k/","title":"Belgium Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants (2023)","description":"Belgium's Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants: 1,143.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, -0.7% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Belgium","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Belgium Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2023)","value":"1,143.1","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.7%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Practising Nurses per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":900.89},{"period":"2006","value":912.33},{"period":"2007","value":923.58},{"period":"2008","value":931.89},{"period":"2009","value":942.37},{"period":"2010","value":957.05},{"period":"2011","value":980.75},{"period":"2012","value":1002.36},{"period":"2013","value":1030.15},{"period":"2014","value":1058.14},{"period":"2015","value":1083.24},{"period":"2016","value":1096.03},{"period":"2017","value":1122.45},{"period":"2018","value":1106.99},{"period":"2019","value":1152.81},{"period":"2020","value":1160.08},{"period":"2021","value":1160.11},{"period":"2022","value":1151.49},{"period":"2023","value":1143.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1143.1","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1151.5","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1160.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"1160.1","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1152.8","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1107.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1122.5","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1096.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1083.2","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1058.1","yoyChange":"+2.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1030.2","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1002.4","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"980.8","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"957.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"942.4","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"931.9","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"923.6","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"912.3","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"900.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising nurses per 100,000 inhabitants in Belgium from 2005 to present. Show nursing workforce trends and EU comparison. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2023 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,160.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 900.9 in 2005. The latest reading of 1,143.1 in 2023 represents a change of -8.4."}]}