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Nurses and midwives, total — Estonia

Nurses and midwives, total in Estonia in 2023 — 9,626 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 124. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 19.9%.

2023 9,626 people +2.42% vs 2022
World rank 81of 124
Period maximum 14,337 people1987
Period minimum 7,859 people2013

Trend over time

1980–2023 · people

Nurses and midwives, total — Estonia, 1980–20236,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 12,023 people1981: 12,495 people1982: 13,049 people1983: 13,229 people1984: 13,486 people1985: 13,756 people1986: 14,033 people1987: 14,337 people1988: 14,331 people1989: 14,074 people1990: 13,810 people1991: 11,128 people1992: 10,693 people1993: 10,470 people1994: 10,124 people1995: 9,948 people1996: 9,517 people1997: 9,204 people1998: 9,055 people1999: 8,887 people2000: 8,660 people2001: 8,503 people2002: 8,716 people2003: 8,815 people2004: 8,915 people2005: 8,915 people2006: 8,905 people2007: 8,985 people2008: 8,979 people2009: 8,605 people2010: 8,524 people2011: 8,664 people2012: 8,545 people2013: 7,859 people2014: 7,993 people2015: 8,355 people2016: 8,469 people2017: 8,612 people2018: 8,773 people2019: 8,759 people2020: 8,967 people2021: 9,128 people2022: 9,399 people2023: 9,626 people
Change over the period: −2,397 (−19.94%) Average annual rate: -0.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 9,626 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 5.44M people
Northern Europe computed 1.01M people
Nurses and midwives, total — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 9,626 +227 +2.42%
2022 9,399 +271 +2.97%
2021 9,128 +161 +1.8%
2020 8,967 +208 +2.37%
2019 8,759 −14 −0.16%
2018 8,773 +161 +1.87%
2017 8,612 +143 +1.69%
2016 8,469 +114 +1.36%
2015 8,355 +362 +4.53%
2014 7,993 +134 +1.71%
2013 7,859 −686 −8.03%
2012 8,545 −119 −1.37%
2011 8,664 +140 +1.64%
2010 8,524 −81 −0.94%
2009 8,605 −374 −4.17%
2008 8,979 −6 −0.07%
2007 8,985 +80 +0.9%
2006 8,905 −10 −0.11%
2005 8,915 +0 +0%
2004 8,915 +100 +1.13%
2003 8,815 +99 +1.14%
2002 8,716 +213 +2.5%
2001 8,503 −157 −1.81%
2000 8,660 −227 −2.55%
1999 8,887 −168 −1.86%
1998 9,055 −149 −1.62%
1997 9,204 −313 −3.29%
1996 9,517 −431 −4.33%
1995 9,948 −176 −1.74%
1994 10,124 −346 −3.3%
1993 10,470 −223 −2.09%
1992 10,693 −435 −3.91%
1991 11,128 −2,682 −19.42%
1990 13,810 −264 −1.88%
1989 14,074 −257 −1.79%
1988 14,331 −6 −0.04%
1987 14,337 +304 +2.17%
1986 14,033 +277 +2.01%
1985 13,756 +270 +2%
1984 13,486 +257 +1.94%
1983 13,229 +180 +1.38%
1982 13,049 +554 +4.43%
1981 12,495 +472 +3.93%
1980 12,023 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 656,571 NO Norway 88,530 IE Ireland 76,794 FI Finland 72,926 DK Denmark 65,011 LT Lithuania 22,233 EE Estonia 9,626 LV Latvia 8,211 IS Iceland 6,148
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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.

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