Nurses and midwives, total in France in 2021 — 622,631 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 132. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 65.4%.
1998–2021 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 622,631 | −253 | −0.04% |
| 2020 | 622,884 | +9,227 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 613,657 | +5,781 | +0.95% |
| 2018 | 607,876 | +4,637 | +0.77% |
| 2017 | 603,239 | +5,361 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 597,878 | +11,934 | +2.04% |
| 2015 | 585,944 | +9,451 | +1.64% |
| 2014 | 576,493 | +10,924 | +1.93% |
| 2013 | 565,569 | −13,419 | −2.32% |
| 2012 | 578,988 | +21,515 | +3.86% |
| 2011 | 557,473 | +13,945 | +2.57% |
| 2010 | 543,528 | +13,323 | +2.51% |
| 2009 | 530,205 | +17,669 | +3.45% |
| 2008 | 512,536 | +18,133 | +3.67% |
| 2007 | 494,403 | +8,149 | +1.68% |
| 2006 | 486,254 | +15,283 | +3.24% |
| 2005 | 470,971 | +14,395 | +3.15% |
| 2004 | 456,576 | +13,492 | +3.05% |
| 2003 | 443,084 | +12,849 | +2.99% |
| 2002 | 430,235 | +12,553 | +3.01% |
| 2001 | 417,682 | +12,308 | +3.04% |
| 2000 | 405,374 | +14,184 | +3.63% |
| 1999 | 391,190 | +14,826 | +3.94% |
| 1998 | 376,364 | — | — |
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.
