Nurse and Allied Health Panel Statistics 2026: Members by Country and Profession

Name: Global Vox Populi Nurses and allied health panel statistics 2026
Creator: Global Vox Populi

These statistics describe the Global Vox Populi panel of nurses, midwives, pharmacists, therapists and other allied health professionals, by country and by 22 professions.

Updated October 2026169 countriesFree to citeCSV download

Source: Global Vox Populi panel coverage records · Updated October 2026 · 169 countries

Panel members3,226,309nurses and allied health professionals

Countries169with panel coverage

Largest countryUnited States197,240 (6.1%)

Largest regionWestern Europe25.2% of the panel

Where the nurses and allied health panel is

Panel size by country. Hover for figures, click a country to see its breakdown.

Key statistics

The Global Vox Populi nurses and allied health panel has 3,226,309 nurses and allied health professionals in 169 countries (October 2026).
The United States has the most (197,240, 6.1% of the total), followed by China, Japan, India and Germany. Together the top five countries hold 27.6%.
By region, Western Europe is the largest (25.2%), followed by East Asia (16.6%) and Latin America & Caribbean (9.5%).
The median country panel has 5,100 nurses and allied health professionals; 54 countries have 10,000 or more.
By profession, the largest group is Registered Nurses (29.3%), then Licensed / Practical / Enrolled Nurses (6.7%). Its share is highest in Russia (37.8%).

Countries with the most nurses and allied health professionals

Top 20 countries

Panel size

United States197,2406.1%

China188,5605.8%

Japan173,9205.4%

India169,4805.3%

Germany161,3505.0%

France126,3743.9%

United Kingdom124,2113.8%

South Korea102,7233.2%

Italy101,2693.1%

Saudi Arabia101,1883.1%

Spain94,6092.9%

Indonesia84,6682.6%

Canada78,7232.4%

Brazil69,7232.2%

Poland62,5981.9%

Russia48,0411.5%

Australia47,4511.5%

Mexico46,4351.4%

Taiwan45,6181.4%

Chile38,2151.2%

By region

Region	Panel members	Share	Countries
Western Europe	813,050	25.2%	20
East Asia	534,082	16.6%	7
Latin America & Caribbean	306,157	9.5%	25
Middle East & North Africa	283,661	8.8%	20
Central & Eastern Europe	280,871	8.7%	23
North America	275,963	8.6%	2
Sub-Saharan Africa	231,707	7.2%	44
South Asia	222,169	6.9%	7
Southeast Asia	180,337	5.6%	11
Oceania	71,451	2.2%	5
Central Asia	26,861	0.8%	5

Breakdown of the nurses and allied health panel

Showing

Profession

All countries

Registered Nurses946,44229.3%

Licensed / Practical / Enrolled Nurses215,8546.7%

Pharmacists & Pharmacy Techs205,8566.4%

Physiotherapists175,8445.5%

Laboratory & Pathology Sciences161,3795.0%

Medical Imaging & Radiation Techs126,7363.9%

Public Health, Social & Health Info120,9743.7%

Advanced Practice Nurses113,7443.5%

Nursing Support (Aides / HCAs)113,2823.5%

Midwives105,9073.3%

Mental Health & Psychology104,4703.2%

Paramedics & EMS102,8573.2%

Dental Allied (Hygiene / Therapy / Tech)91,1022.8%

Complementary & Traditional89,9892.8%

Occupational Therapists87,7202.7%

Speech Therapy & Audiology76,2332.4%

Surgical & Anaesthesia Support75,4152.3%

Dietitians & Nutritionists74,8422.3%

Vision Care (Optometry / Optics)71,0882.2%

Clinical Physiology & Perfusion64,7622.0%

Respiratory Therapists51,0691.6%

Physician Associates50,7441.6%

Compare countries

Pick up to five countries to compare their nurses and allied health panel side by side.

Nurses & allied health by country: full table

Rank	Country	Region	Panel members	Share
1	United States	North America	197,240	6.11%
2	China	East Asia	188,560	5.84%
3	Japan	East Asia	173,920	5.39%
4	India	South Asia	169,480	5.25%
5	Germany	Western Europe	161,350	5.00%
6	France	Western Europe	126,374	3.92%
7	United Kingdom	Western Europe	124,211	3.85%
8	South Korea	East Asia	102,723	3.18%
9	Italy	Western Europe	101,269	3.14%
10	Saudi Arabia	Middle East & North Africa	101,188	3.14%
11	Spain	Western Europe	94,609	2.93%
12	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	84,668	2.62%
13	Canada	North America	78,723	2.44%
14	Brazil	Latin America & Caribbean	69,723	2.16%
15	Poland	Central & Eastern Europe	62,598	1.94%
16	Russia	Central & Eastern Europe	48,041	1.49%
17	Australia	Oceania	47,451	1.47%
18	Mexico	Latin America & Caribbean	46,435	1.44%
19	Taiwan	East Asia	45,618	1.41%
20	Chile	Latin America & Caribbean	38,215	1.18%
21	Romania	Central & Eastern Europe	34,357	1.06%
22	Netherlands	Western Europe	33,664	1.04%
23	UAE	Middle East & North Africa	29,028	0.90%
24	Turkey	Middle East & North Africa	27,917	0.87%
25	Thailand	Southeast Asia	22,195	0.69%
26	Belgium	Western Europe	21,778	0.68%
27	Greece	Western Europe	20,675	0.64%
28	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	19,938	0.62%
29	Sweden	Western Europe	18,362	0.57%
30	Czechia	Central & Eastern Europe	18,285	0.57%
31	Pakistan	South Asia	18,268	0.57%
32	Hungary	Central & Eastern Europe	17,768	0.55%
33	Portugal	Western Europe	17,500	0.54%
34	Israel	Middle East & North Africa	17,054	0.53%
35	Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	16,550	0.51%
36	Switzerland	Western Europe	16,218	0.50%
37	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	16,110	0.50%
38	Singapore	Southeast Asia	16,088	0.50%
39	Austria	Western Europe	15,880	0.49%
40	Bangladesh	South Asia	15,741	0.49%
41	Iraq	Middle East & North Africa	15,167	0.47%
42	Argentina	Latin America & Caribbean	14,454	0.45%
43	Hong Kong	East Asia	14,052	0.44%
44	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	13,894	0.43%
45	Philippines	Southeast Asia	12,014	0.37%
46	Peru	Latin America & Caribbean	11,551	0.36%
47	Finland	Western Europe	10,954	0.34%
48	Kuwait	Middle East & North Africa	10,841	0.34%
49	Slovakia	Central & Eastern Europe	10,671	0.33%
50	Denmark	Western Europe	10,663	0.33%
51	Oman	Middle East & North Africa	10,485	0.32%
52	Ireland	Western Europe	10,442	0.32%
53	New Zealand	Oceania	10,389	0.32%
54	Norway	Western Europe	10,128	0.31%
55	Venezuela	Latin America & Caribbean	9,602	0.30%
56	Panama	Latin America & Caribbean	8,347	0.26%
57	Egypt	Middle East & North Africa	8,342	0.26%
58	Croatia	Central & Eastern Europe	8,216	0.25%
59	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	7,746	0.24%
60	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	7,540	0.23%
61	Uruguay	Latin America & Caribbean	7,438	0.23%
62	Qatar	Middle East & North Africa	7,289	0.23%
63	Guatemala	Latin America & Caribbean	7,258	0.22%
64	Puerto Rico	Latin America & Caribbean	7,129	0.22%
65	Iran	Middle East & North Africa	6,994	0.22%
66	Ecuador	Latin America & Caribbean	6,940	0.22%
67	Lithuania	Central & Eastern Europe	6,509	0.20%
68	Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,377	0.20%
69	Myanmar	Southeast Asia	5,776	0.18%
70	Slovenia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,733	0.18%
71	Dominican Republic	Latin America & Caribbean	5,698	0.18%
72	Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,664	0.18%
73	Azerbaijan	Central & Eastern Europe	5,619	0.17%
74	Latvia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,560	0.17%
75	Jordan	Middle East & North Africa	5,536	0.17%
76	Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America & Caribbean	5,361	0.17%
77	Algeria	Middle East & North Africa	5,323	0.16%
78	Bahrain	Middle East & North Africa	5,322	0.16%
79	Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,315	0.16%
80	Ukraine	Central & Eastern Europe	5,237	0.16%
81	Cyprus	Western Europe	5,182	0.16%
82	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	5,161	0.16%
83	Morocco	Middle East & North Africa	5,136	0.16%
84	Belarus	Central & Eastern Europe	5,135	0.16%
85	Lebanon	Middle East & North Africa	5,100	0.16%
86	Libya	Middle East & North Africa	5,071	0.16%
87	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,046	0.16%
88	Paraguay	Latin America & Caribbean	5,036	0.16%
89	Serbia	Central & Eastern Europe	5,033	0.16%
90	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,025	0.16%
91	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	5,007	0.16%
92	Bulgaria	Central & Eastern Europe	5,003	0.16%
93	Estonia	Central & Eastern Europe	4,983	0.15%
94	Nepal	South Asia	4,980	0.15%
95	Costa Rica	Latin America & Caribbean	4,919	0.15%
96	Cote d'Ivoire	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,909	0.15%
97	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,891	0.15%
98	Sri Lanka	South Asia	4,839	0.15%
99	Guyana	Latin America & Caribbean	4,798	0.15%
100	Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,764	0.15%
101	Macau	East Asia	4,756	0.15%
102	Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	4,745	0.15%
103	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Central & Eastern Europe	4,742	0.15%
104	Bolivia	Latin America & Caribbean	4,739	0.15%
105	Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,731	0.15%
106	Gambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,717	0.15%
107	Luxembourg	Western Europe	4,698	0.15%
108	DR Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,663	0.14%
109	Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,661	0.14%
110	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,657	0.14%
111	Georgia	Central & Eastern Europe	4,657	0.14%
112	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	4,656	0.14%
113	Syria	Middle East & North Africa	4,651	0.14%
114	Mauritania	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,649	0.14%
115	Malta	Western Europe	4,629	0.14%
116	Kosovo	Central & Eastern Europe	4,618	0.14%
117	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,600	0.14%
118	Tajikistan	Central Asia	4,600	0.14%
119	Albania	Central & Eastern Europe	4,595	0.14%
120	Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,591	0.14%
121	Laos	Southeast Asia	4,591	0.14%
122	Cambodia	Southeast Asia	4,582	0.14%
123	Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,582	0.14%
124	Moldova	Central & Eastern Europe	4,581	0.14%
125	Nicaragua	Latin America & Caribbean	4,576	0.14%
126	Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,559	0.14%
127	Samoa	Oceania	4,558	0.14%
128	Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,557	0.14%
129	Haiti	Latin America & Caribbean	4,555	0.14%
130	El Salvador	Latin America & Caribbean	4,549	0.14%
131	Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,547	0.14%
132	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,546	0.14%
133	Montenegro	Central & Eastern Europe	4,544	0.14%
134	Honduras	Latin America & Caribbean	4,540	0.14%
135	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,535	0.14%
136	Timor-Leste	Southeast Asia	4,533	0.14%
137	Belize	Latin America & Caribbean	4,524	0.14%
138	Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,524	0.14%
139	Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,520	0.14%
140	Tunisia	Middle East & North Africa	4,510	0.14%
141	Djibouti	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,504	0.14%
142	Sierra Leone	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,490	0.14%
143	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,488	0.14%
144	Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,477	0.14%
145	Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,476	0.14%
146	Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	4,475	0.14%
147	Cabo Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,471	0.14%
148	Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,471	0.14%
149	Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,465	0.14%
150	Iceland	Western Europe	4,464	0.14%
151	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,460	0.14%
152	Bhutan	South Asia	4,456	0.14%
153	Brunei	Southeast Asia	4,456	0.14%
154	Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,456	0.14%
155	Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,455	0.14%
156	Mongolia	East Asia	4,453	0.14%
157	Niger	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,440	0.14%
158	Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,432	0.14%
159	Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,419	0.14%
160	Comoros	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,410	0.14%
161	Maldives	South Asia	4,405	0.14%
162	Fiji	Oceania	4,397	0.14%
163	North Macedonia	Central & Eastern Europe	4,386	0.14%
164	Guinea-Bissau	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,381	0.14%
165	Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,374	0.14%
166	Palestine	Middle East & North Africa	4,367	0.14%
167	Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,360	0.14%
168	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	4,347	0.13%
169	Yemen	Middle East & North Africa	4,340	0.13%

Definitions

Panel member: A registered nurse, midwife, pharmacist, therapist, technologist or other allied health professional who has joined the panel.
Profession: The member's main profession. Each member is counted once.

About this data

Figures come from Global Vox Populi's proprietary panel coverage records and show panel membership as of October 2026. They describe the people available on the Global Vox Populi panel, not the total population of nurses and allied health professionals in each country. Countries without current panel coverage are not listed. Totals across different Global Vox Populi panels should not be added together, because some people belong to more than one panel.

For live panel coverage and feasibility for a specific study, see the Nurses and allied health panel explorer or use the survey feasibility calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the Global Vox Populi panel?

3,226,309 nurses and allied health professionals across 169 countries, as of October 2026.

Which country has the most nurses and allied health professionals on the panel?

The United States (197,240), followed by China (188,560) and Japan (173,920).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in the United States?

197,240, ranking 1 of 169 countries (6.11% of the panel).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in the United Kingdom?

124,211, ranking 7 of 169 countries (3.85% of the panel).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in Germany?

161,350, ranking 5 of 169 countries (5.00% of the panel).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in Japan?

173,920, ranking 3 of 169 countries (5.39% of the panel).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in India?

169,480, ranking 4 of 169 countries (5.25% of the panel).

How many nurses and allied health professionals are on the panel in Brazil?

69,723, ranking 14 of 169 countries (2.16% of the panel).

Can I use these statistics in my article or report?

Yes. Please credit "Global Vox Populi, Nurses and allied health panel statistics, October 2026" and link to this page.

How often are these figures updated?

They are taken from Global Vox Populi's panel coverage records and refreshed periodically. The date at the top of the page shows when they were last updated.

Cite or link to this data

These statistics are free to use in articles, reports and presentations with a credit to Global Vox Populi and a link to this page.

Global Vox Populi (2026). Nurses and allied health panel statistics 2026. October 2026. https://globalvoxpopuli.com/statistics/nurse-allied-health-panel-statistics/

<a href="https://globalvoxpopuli.com/statistics/nurse-allied-health-panel-statistics/">Nurses and allied health panel statistics 2026</a> (Global Vox Populi, October 2026)

Run research with this audience

Global Vox Populi recruits from these proprietary panels for quantitative surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups. ISO 9001, ISO 20252 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified and HIPAA compliant, following ESOMAR, Insights Association and BHBIA guidelines.

Request a feasibility check

More panel statistics

All panel statistics · Panel coverage by country