Nurses and midwives, total in Germany in 2023 — 1,048,000 people. Ranked 5 in the world out of 124. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 45%.
2000–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.05M | +17,000 | +1.65% |
| 2022 | 1.03M | +5,000 | +0.49% |
| 2021 | 1.03M | −1,000 | −0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03M | +22,000 | +2.19% |
| 2019 | 1.01M | +26,000 | +2.66% |
| 2018 | 979,000 | +39,000 | +4.15% |
| 2017 | 940,000 | +22,000 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 918,000 | +19,000 | +2.11% |
| 2015 | 899,000 | +8,000 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 891,000 | +19,000 | +2.18% |
| 2013 | 872,000 | +30,000 | +3.56% |
| 2012 | 842,000 | +6,000 | +0.72% |
| 2011 | 836,000 | +8,000 | +0.97% |
| 2010 | 828,000 | +5,000 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 823,000 | +16,000 | +1.98% |
| 2008 | 807,000 | +13,000 | +1.64% |
| 2007 | 794,000 | +10,000 | +1.28% |
| 2006 | 784,000 | +8,000 | +1.03% |
| 2005 | 776,000 | +13,000 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 763,000 | +7,000 | +0.93% |
| 2003 | 756,000 | +16,000 | +2.16% |
| 2002 | 740,000 | +10,000 | +1.37% |
| 2001 | 730,000 | +7,000 | +0.97% |
| 2000 | 723,000 | — | — |
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.
