Nurses and midwives, total in Denmark in 2023 — 65,011 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 45.8%.
1980–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 65,011 | +999 | +1.56% |
| 2022 | 64,012 | +1,164 | +1.85% |
| 2021 | 62,848 | +871 | +1.41% |
| 2020 | 61,977 | +882 | +1.44% |
| 2019 | 61,095 | +481 | +0.79% |
| 2018 | 60,614 | +771 | +1.29% |
| 2017 | 59,843 | +895 | +1.52% |
| 2016 | 58,948 | +675 | +1.16% |
| 2015 | 58,273 | +370 | +0.64% |
| 2014 | 57,903 | +205 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 57,698 | +292 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 57,406 | +774 | +1.37% |
| 2011 | 56,632 | +512 | +0.91% |
| 2010 | 56,120 | +424 | +0.76% |
| 2009 | 55,696 | +1,724 | +3.19% |
| 2008 | 53,972 | +1,783 | +3.42% |
| 2007 | 52,189 | −1,116 | −2.09% |
| 2006 | 53,305 | +21 | +0.04% |
| 2005 | 53,284 | +935 | +1.79% |
| 2004 | 52,349 | +987 | +1.92% |
| 2003 | 51,362 | −718 | −1.38% |
| 2002 | 52,080 | +759 | +1.48% |
| 2001 | 51,321 | +363 | +0.71% |
| 2000 | 50,958 | +1,159 | +2.33% |
| 1999 | 49,799 | −26 | −0.05% |
| 1998 | 49,825 | +789 | +1.61% |
| 1997 | 49,036 | +1,517 | +3.19% |
| 1996 | 47,519 | +687 | +1.47% |
| 1995 | 46,832 | +387 | +0.83% |
| 1994 | 46,445 | −152 | −0.33% |
| 1993 | 46,597 | +573 | +1.25% |
| 1992 | 46,024 | −17,982 | −28.09% |
| 1991 | 64,006 | +1,754 | +2.82% |
| 1990 | 62,252 | +1,814 | +3% |
| 1989 | 60,438 | +1,760 | +3% |
| 1988 | 58,678 | +1,866 | +3.28% |
| 1987 | 56,812 | +1,849 | +3.36% |
| 1986 | 54,963 | +1,819 | +3.42% |
| 1985 | 53,144 | +1,869 | +3.65% |
| 1984 | 51,275 | +1,798 | +3.63% |
| 1983 | 49,477 | +1,663 | +3.48% |
| 1982 | 47,814 | +1,589 | +3.44% |
| 1981 | 46,225 | +1,629 | +3.65% |
| 1980 | 44,596 | — | — |
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.
