The question was framed as "How soon do you plan on retiring?"
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
Citation formats
Share of registered nurses who plan to retire in the upcoming years U.S. 2023
In 2023, most nurses in the United States who are eligible for retirement planned to do so in the upcoming **** or more years. According to this 2023 survey, ** percent of nurses qualified for retirement planned to retire in **** or more years, while only ** percent of eligible nurses planned to retire within the year.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ can support your business.
AMN Healthcare. (May 1, 2023). Distribution of registered nurses eligible to retire who plan to retire in the upcoming years in the United States in 2023, by expected date [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/
AMN Healthcare. "Distribution of registered nurses eligible to retire who plan to retire in the upcoming years in the United States in 2023, by expected date." Chart. May 1, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/
AMN Healthcare. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses eligible to retire who plan to retire in the upcoming years in the United States in 2023, by expected date. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/
AMN Healthcare. "Distribution of Registered Nurses Eligible to Retire Who Plan to Retire in The Upcoming Years in The United States in 2023, by Expected Date." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 May 2023, /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/
AMN Healthcare, Distribution of registered nurses eligible to retire who plan to retire in the upcoming years in the United States in 2023, by expected date ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Distribution of registered nurses eligible to retire who plan to retire in the upcoming years in the United States in 2023, by expected date [Graph], AMN Healthcare, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1389448/nurses-retirement-plan-coming-years-united-states/