Nurses and midwives, total in Bangladesh in 2023 — 113,814 people. Ranked 31 in the world out of 124. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 483.7%.
2003–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 113,814 | +8,522 | +8.09% |
| 2022 | 105,292 | +1,464 | +1.41% |
| 2021 | 103,828 | +12,651 | +13.88% |
| 2020 | 91,177 | +12,471 | +15.85% |
| 2019 | 78,706 | +2,517 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 76,189 | +26,866 | +54.47% |
| 2017 | 49,323 | +7,626 | +18.29% |
| 2016 | 41,697 | +219 | +0.53% |
| 2015 | 41,478 | +3,026 | +7.87% |
| 2014 | 38,452 | +7,936 | +26.01% |
| 2013 | 30,516 | −164 | −0.53% |
| 2012 | 30,680 | +1,839 | +6.38% |
| 2011 | 28,841 | +1,836 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 27,005 | +1,994 | +7.97% |
| 2009 | 25,011 | +1,593 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 23,418 | +235 | +1.01% |
| 2007 | 23,183 | +3,054 | +15.17% |
| 2006 | 20,129 | +12 | +0.06% |
| 2005 | 20,117 | — | — |
| 2003 | 19,500 | — | — |
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.
