Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2231).
In 2024, there were approximately *** thousand nurses in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a ** percent overall increase from 2010 when there were around *** thousand nurses.Â
Trends among other healthcare personnel in the UK 
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 *** thousand, while almost *** thousand joined from the EEA in 2015/16, which was before the referendum concerning the EU membership. 
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 24, 2025). Annual number of nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/318922/number-of-nurses-in-the-uk/
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