Nurses and midwives, total in Finland in 2023 — 72,926 people. Ranked 42 in the world out of 124. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 41.9%.
1990–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 72,926 | −581 | −0.79% |
| 2022 | 73,507 | +445 | +0.61% |
| 2021 | 73,062 | +1,520 | +2.12% |
| 2020 | 71,542 | +1,958 | +2.81% |
| 2019 | 69,584 | −49 | −0.07% |
| 2018 | 69,633 | +1,446 | +2.12% |
| 2017 | 68,187 | +1,721 | +2.59% |
| 2016 | 66,466 | +587 | +0.89% |
| 2015 | 65,879 | +1,628 | +2.53% |
| 2014 | 64,251 | +1,015 | +1.61% |
| 2013 | 63,236 | +1,461 | +2.37% |
| 2012 | 61,775 | +1,790 | +2.98% |
| 2011 | 59,985 | +2,123 | +3.67% |
| 2010 | 57,862 | +1,578 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 56,284 | +1,772 | +3.25% |
| 2008 | 54,512 | +2,303 | +4.41% |
| 2007 | 52,209 | +1,395 | +2.75% |
| 2006 | 50,814 | +1,698 | +3.46% |
| 2005 | 49,116 | +2,127 | +4.53% |
| 2004 | 46,989 | — | — |
| 2000 | 41,421 | −43,715 | −51.35% |
| 1999 | 85,136 | +3,217 | +3.93% |
| 1998 | 81,919 | +3,621 | +4.62% |
| 1997 | 78,298 | +3,758 | +5.04% |
| 1996 | 74,540 | +3,786 | +5.35% |
| 1995 | 70,754 | +3,754 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 67,000 | +7,082 | +11.82% |
| 1993 | 59,918 | +3,324 | +5.87% |
| 1992 | 56,594 | +3,096 | +5.79% |
| 1991 | 53,498 | +2,091 | +4.07% |
| 1990 | 51,407 | — | — |
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.
