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Registration data reports

See the latest data from our register

What we publish

Our register tells us how many nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom (UK) and nursing associates in England are currently able to practise.

We publish data from our register every six months.

Our annual reports cover the 12 month period from April to March every year, but we also publish a mid-year report covering the sixth month period from April to September.

As well as the size of the register, our reports show the number of joiners and leavers, and a breakdown of the register by age and field of practice.

Latest report

Mid-year report - April to September 2019

How the register has changed

Between 1 April and 30 September 2019, the number of:

  • people on our register grew by 8,015 (1.15%) - reaching an all-time high total of 706,252
  • nurses on our register grew by 6,669 (1.02%) to 660,213
  • midwives on our register grew by 339 (0.92%) to 37,255
  • dual registrants - people registered as both a nurse and midwife – grew by 8 (0.11%) to 7,296
  • nursing associates on register grew by 999 to 1,488

Also during this period, the number of professionals on our register:

  • whose initial registration was in the UK grew by 5,012 (0.85%) to 596,906
  • from the EU/EEA fell by 1,062 (-3.21%) to 31,973
  • from outside the EU/EEA grew by 4,065 (5.5%) to 77,373

How to interpret our data

The number of people on our register is constantly changing and can vary considerably from the start to the end of the month.

The overall number of people on our register is taken from the last day of March in each year, whereas the joiners’ and leavers’ data are cumulative totals from the whole year (1 April – 31 March). 

Also, not everyone on our register will currently be working as a nurse, midwife or nursing associate, or working in the field they are registered in.

You can find more details on how to interpret our data in the reports.

Previous reports

March 2019

Annual register data report, 31 March 2019  

Easy read data report, 31 March 2019 (accessible version for people who find reading hard)

Data by country of registered address in the UK, 31 March 2019

Register data tables, 31 March 2019

Earlier reports

Mid-year register data report, 30 September 2018 and register data tables, 30 September 2018

Annual register data report, 31 March 2018

Mid-year register data report, 30 September 2017

Annual register data report, 31 March 2017