Nurses and midwives, total — all countries

Nurses and midwives, total — Cyprus

Nurses and midwives, total in Cyprus in 2023 — 5,359 people. Ranked 95 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 213.9%.

2023 5,359 people +5.43% vs 2022
World rank 95of 124
Period maximum 5,359 people2023
Period minimum 1,707 people1980

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Cyprus, 1980–202302,0004,0006,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 1,707 people1981: 1,783 people1982: 2,017 people1983: 2,089 people1984: 2,149 people1985: 2,155 people1986: 2,211 people1987: 2,279 people1988: 2,341 people1989: 2,450 people1990: 2,478 people1991: 2,476 people1992: 2,524 people1993: 2,654 people1994: 2,726 people1995: 2,821 people1996: 2,850 people1997: 2,901 people1998: 2,937 people1999: 2,950 people2000: 2,931 people2001: 2,963 people2002: 2,994 people2003: 3,069 people2004: 3,247 people2005: 3,096 people2006: 3,477 people2007: 3,684 people2008: 3,569 people2009: 3,805 people2010: 3,946 people2011: 4,148 people2012: 4,106 people2013: 4,421 people2014: 4,509 people2015: 4,684 people2016: 4,745 people2017: 4,912 people2018: 5,008 people2019: 5,097 people2020: 5,013 people2021: 4,989 people2022: 5,083 people2023: 5,359 people
Change over the period: +3,652 (+213.94%) Average annual rate: 2.7 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 5,359 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.44M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 5,359 +276 +5.43%
2022 5,083 +94 +1.88%
2021 4,989 −24 −0.48%
2020 5,013 −84 −1.65%
2019 5,097 +89 +1.78%
2018 5,008 +96 +1.95%
2017 4,912 +167 +3.52%
2016 4,745 +61 +1.3%
2015 4,684 +175 +3.88%
2014 4,509 +88 +1.99%
2013 4,421 +315 +7.67%
2012 4,106 −42 −1.01%
2011 4,148 +202 +5.12%
2010 3,946 +141 +3.71%
2009 3,805 +236 +6.61%
2008 3,569 −115 −3.12%
2007 3,684 +207 +5.95%
2006 3,477 +381 +12.31%
2005 3,096 −151 −4.65%
2004 3,247 +178 +5.8%
2003 3,069 +75 +2.51%
2002 2,994 +31 +1.05%
2001 2,963 +32 +1.09%
2000 2,931 −19 −0.64%
1999 2,950 +13 +0.44%
1998 2,937 +36 +1.24%
1997 2,901 +51 +1.79%
1996 2,850 +29 +1.03%
1995 2,821 +95 +3.48%
1994 2,726 +72 +2.71%
1993 2,654 +130 +5.15%
1992 2,524 +48 +1.94%
1991 2,476 −2 −0.08%
1990 2,478 +28 +1.14%
1989 2,450 +109 +4.66%
1988 2,341 +62 +2.72%
1987 2,279 +68 +3.08%
1986 2,211 +56 +2.6%
1985 2,155 +6 +0.28%
1984 2,149 +60 +2.87%
1983 2,089 +72 +3.57%
1982 2,017 +234 +13.12%
1981 1,783 +76 +4.45%
1980 1,707

About the indicator

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.