Nurses and midwives, total in Brazil in 2024 — 1,236,349 people. Ranked 3 in the world out of 75. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 773.9%.
1990–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.24M | +74,637 | +6.42% |
| 2023 | 1.16M | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.18M | — | — |
| 2019 | 896,448 | −1.22M | −57.71% |
| 2018 | 2.12M | +95,949 | +4.74% |
| 2017 | 2.02M | +95,841 | +4.97% |
| 2016 | 1.93M | +65,473 | +3.52% |
| 2015 | 1.86M | +80,479 | +4.52% |
| 2014 | 1.78M | +261,345 | +17.19% |
| 2013 | 1.52M | — | — |
| 2004 | 686,089 | +20,747 | +3.12% |
| 2003 | 665,342 | +59,051 | +9.74% |
| 2002 | 606,291 | +76,526 | +14.45% |
| 2001 | 529,765 | −129,346 | −19.62% |
| 2000 | 659,111 | +221,107 | +50.48% |
| 1999 | 438,004 | +51,846 | +13.43% |
| 1998 | 386,158 | +42,467 | +12.36% |
| 1997 | 343,691 | +40,073 | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 303,618 | +48,242 | +18.89% |
| 1995 | 255,376 | +29,516 | +13.07% |
| 1994 | 225,860 | +27,567 | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 198,293 | +21,645 | +12.25% |
| 1992 | 176,648 | — | — |
| 1990 | 141,480 | — | — |
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.
