Nurses and midwives, total in China in 2023 — 5,637,142 people. Ranked 1 in the world out of 124. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 1,291.1%.
1978–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.64M | +412,898 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 5.22M | +204,822 | +4.08% |
| 2021 | 5.02M | +310,705 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.71M | +263,670 | +5.93% |
| 2019 | 4.45M | +346,417 | +8.45% |
| 2018 | 4.1M | +294,609 | +7.74% |
| 2017 | 3.8M | +296,855 | +8.46% |
| 2016 | 3.51M | +265,697 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3.24M | +237,325 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3M | +221,023 | +7.94% |
| 2013 | 2.78M | +286,522 | +11.48% |
| 2012 | 2.5M | +252,579 | +11.26% |
| 2011 | 2.24M | +195,949 | +9.57% |
| 2010 | 2.05M | +193,253 | +10.42% |
| 2009 | 1.85M | +176,727 | +10.53% |
| 2008 | 1.68M | +119,269 | +7.65% |
| 2007 | 1.56M | +132,483 | +9.29% |
| 2006 | 1.43M | +76,750 | +5.69% |
| 2005 | 1.35M | +41,156 | +3.15% |
| 2004 | 1.31M | +42,474 | +3.36% |
| 2003 | 1.27M | +19,414 | +1.56% |
| 2002 | 1.25M | −40,393 | −3.14% |
| 2001 | 1.29M | +20,100 | +1.59% |
| 2000 | 1.27M | +21,994 | +1.77% |
| 1999 | 1.24M | +26,008 | +2.13% |
| 1998 | 1.22M | +20,608 | +1.72% |
| 1997 | 1.2M | +35,619 | +3.06% |
| 1996 | 1.16M | +36,948 | +3.28% |
| 1995 | 1.13M | — | — |
| 1990 | 974,541 | — | — |
| 1985 | 636,974 | — | — |
| 1980 | 465,798 | — | — |
| 1978 | 405,223 | — | — |
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.
