Number of nurses in the UK 2010-2021

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.Trends among other healthcare personnel in the UK  The number of medical practitioners employed in the UK amounted to approximately 339 thousand in 2021. This is an increase from the 236 thousand practitioners in 2010. The number of midwives in the UK amounted to 57.6 thousand in 2021, but has been slightly declining in numbers since 2013. Impact of Brexit 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.

于2021年，英国（UK）的在职护士人数约为506,000人。相较于2020年的约670,000人，这一数字出现了显著下降。在英国，其他医疗人员的趋势如下：2021年，英国雇佣的执业医师人数约为339,000人，较2010年的236,000人有所增加。英国助产士的人数在2021年达到57.6,000人，但自2013年以来，其数量略有下降。脱欧的影响：自英国作出退出欧洲联盟的决定以来，来自欧洲经济区（EEA）的新护士和助产士的数量显著减少。在2018/19年度，来自EEA的新注册者人数不足一千，而在此之前的2015/16年度，来自EEA的新加入者人数接近9.4千，当时正值关于欧盟成员资格的公投之前。