Nurses and midwives, total in Austria in 2023 — 99,860 people. Ranked 35 in the world out of 124. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 271.4%.
1985–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 99,860 | −2,390 | −2.34% |
| 2022 | 102,250 | +1,990 | +1.98% |
| 2021 | 100,260 | +4,438 | +4.63% |
| 2020 | 95,822 | +1,149 | +1.21% |
| 2019 | 94,673 | +31,641 | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 63,032 | +500 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 62,532 | +1,141 | +1.86% |
| 2016 | 61,391 | +520 | +0.85% |
| 2015 | 60,871 | +731 | +1.22% |
| 2014 | 60,140 | +1,325 | +2.25% |
| 2013 | 58,815 | +755 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58,060 | +521 | +0.91% |
| 2011 | 57,539 | +1,015 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 56,524 | +650 | +1.16% |
| 2009 | 55,874 | +1,132 | +2.07% |
| 2008 | 54,742 | +1,433 | +2.69% |
| 2007 | 53,309 | +764 | +1.45% |
| 2006 | 52,545 | +1,546 | +3.03% |
| 2005 | 50,999 | +906 | +1.81% |
| 2004 | 50,093 | +2,275 | +4.76% |
| 2003 | 47,818 | +289 | +0.61% |
| 2002 | 47,529 | +1,034 | +2.22% |
| 2001 | 46,495 | +547 | +1.19% |
| 2000 | 45,948 | +1,116 | +2.49% |
| 1999 | 44,832 | +1,285 | +2.95% |
| 1998 | 43,547 | +729 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 42,818 | +1,051 | +2.52% |
| 1996 | 41,767 | +1,002 | +2.46% |
| 1995 | 40,765 | +1,704 | +4.36% |
| 1994 | 39,061 | +2,738 | +7.54% |
| 1993 | 36,323 | +2,251 | +6.61% |
| 1992 | 34,072 | +1,767 | +5.47% |
| 1991 | 32,305 | +1,218 | +3.92% |
| 1990 | 31,087 | +915 | +3.03% |
| 1989 | 30,172 | +1,190 | +4.11% |
| 1988 | 28,982 | −63 | −0.22% |
| 1987 | 29,045 | +1,054 | +3.77% |
| 1986 | 27,991 | +1,100 | +4.09% |
| 1985 | 26,891 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
