In 2023, nearly one in five registered nurses in the United States was eligible to retire from nursing. According to this 2023 survey, 17 percent of surveyed registered nurses stated to be able to retire, whereas 83 percent stated to be not yet eligible for retirement.
Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023
The survey polled more than 800,000 Registered Nurses in the United States from Jan. 5 to Jan. 18, 2023, and received 18,226 completed questionnaires used in this report, of which 11,918 were from staff nurses with the remainder being travel nurses, per diem and other. The margin of error is 1% at a 99% confidence level, and the response rate is 2.5%.
Some percentages in the report may not total 100% due to
rounding or to comparisons of independent samples.
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Merritt Hawkins. (May 1, 2023). Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. (2023). Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins. "Distribution of Registered Nurses by Eligibility to Retire from Nursing in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/
Merritt Hawkins, Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Distribution of registered nurses by eligibility to retire from nursing in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1389520/nurses-retirement-eligibility-united-states/
