In 2023, the density of associate professional nurses practicing in Japan stood at 2.00 units per thousand persons. The data forecasts a continuous decline in nurse density from 2024 to 2028, with a year-on-year percentage decrease averaging around 3.6%. From 2024 to 2028, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) indicates an annual average decline of approximately 3.0% over the five-year period.
Future trends to watch for include potential impacts of aging populations leading to increased healthcare demands, policy shifts toward nurse education and retention, and evolving roles of associate nurses which may influence their density in the health sector.
