Nurses and midwives, total in Canada in 2024 — 461,742 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 75. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 197.6%.
1980–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 461,742 | +19,343 | +4.37% |
| 2023 | 442,399 | +8,562 | +1.97% |
| 2022 | 433,837 | +6,419 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 427,418 | +7,801 | +1.86% |
| 2020 | 419,617 | +6,871 | +1.66% |
| 2019 | 412,746 | +8,115 | +2.01% |
| 2018 | 404,631 | +37,653 | +10.26% |
| 2017 | 366,978 | +6,081 | +1.68% |
| 2016 | 360,897 | +5,886 | +1.66% |
| 2015 | 355,011 | +6,133 | +1.76% |
| 2014 | 348,878 | +13,135 | +3.91% |
| 2013 | 335,743 | +8,436 | +2.58% |
| 2012 | 327,307 | +7,314 | +2.29% |
| 2011 | 319,993 | +520 | +0.16% |
| 2010 | 319,473 | +5,216 | +1.66% |
| 2009 | 314,257 | +9,095 | +2.98% |
| 2008 | 305,162 | +7,135 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 298,027 | +9,509 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 288,518 | +6,568 | +2.33% |
| 2005 | 281,950 | +9,766 | +3.59% |
| 2004 | 272,184 | +2,585 | +0.96% |
| 2003 | 269,599 | −27,025 | −9.11% |
| 2002 | 296,624 | −8,560 | −2.8% |
| 2001 | 305,184 | −643 | −0.21% |
| 2000 | 305,827 | +4,000 | +1.33% |
| 1999 | 301,827 | −3 | −0% |
| 1998 | 301,830 | −3,920 | −1.28% |
| 1997 | 305,750 | −1,624 | −0.53% |
| 1996 | 307,374 | −6,038 | −1.93% |
| 1995 | 313,412 | −3,673 | −1.16% |
| 1994 | 317,085 | −1,347 | −0.42% |
| 1993 | 318,432 | +727 | +0.23% |
| 1992 | 317,705 | +2,744 | +0.87% |
| 1991 | 314,961 | +7,388 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 307,573 | +3,235 | +1.06% |
| 1989 | 304,338 | +10,631 | +3.62% |
| 1988 | 293,707 | +82,882 | +39.31% |
| 1987 | 210,825 | +6,208 | +3.03% |
| 1986 | 204,617 | +10,225 | +5.26% |
| 1985 | 194,392 | +6,429 | +3.42% |
| 1984 | 187,963 | +11,289 | +6.39% |
| 1983 | 176,674 | +12,549 | +7.65% |
| 1982 | 164,125 | +3,031 | +1.88% |
| 1981 | 161,094 | +5,916 | +3.81% |
| 1980 | 155,178 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
4.28M
Canada
461,742
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.