Nurses and midwives, total in Belgium in 2022 — 143,101 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 141. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 48.7%.
2004–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 143,101 | +249 | +0.17% |
| 2021 | 142,852 | −5,101 | −3.45% |
| 2020 | 147,953 | +7,091 | +5.03% |
| 2019 | 140,862 | +6,112 | +4.54% |
| 2018 | 134,750 | −753 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 135,503 | −501 | −0.37% |
| 2016 | 136,004 | +2,717 | +2.04% |
| 2015 | 133,287 | +7,706 | +6.14% |
| 2014 | 125,581 | +3,911 | +3.21% |
| 2013 | 121,670 | +3,877 | +3.29% |
| 2012 | 117,793 | +3,357 | +2.93% |
| 2011 | 114,436 | +4,031 | +3.65% |
| 2010 | 110,405 | +3,090 | +2.88% |
| 2009 | 107,315 | +2,166 | +2.06% |
| 2008 | 105,149 | +1,879 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 103,270 | +2,041 | +2.02% |
| 2006 | 101,229 | +2,040 | +2.06% |
| 2005 | 99,189 | +2,971 | +3.09% |
| 2004 | 96,218 | — | — |
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.
