Nurses and midwives, total in Greece in 2023 — 42,278 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 124. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 37.9%.
1999–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 42,278 | −559 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 42,837 | +156 | +0.37% |
| 2021 | 42,681 | +667 | +1.59% |
| 2020 | 42,014 | +2,909 | +7.44% |
| 2019 | 39,105 | +153 | +0.39% |
| 2018 | 38,952 | +552 | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 38,400 | +680 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 37,720 | +400 | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 37,320 | −522 | −1.38% |
| 2014 | 37,842 | −940 | −2.42% |
| 2013 | 38,782 | −777 | −1.96% |
| 2012 | 39,559 | −1,612 | −3.92% |
| 2011 | 41,171 | +193 | +0.47% |
| 2010 | 40,978 | +1,046 | +2.62% |
| 2009 | 39,932 | +1,152 | +2.97% |
| 2008 | 38,780 | +549 | +1.44% |
| 2007 | 38,231 | −63 | −0.16% |
| 2006 | 38,294 | −879 | −2.24% |
| 2005 | 39,173 | +514 | +1.33% |
| 2004 | 38,659 | −64 | −0.17% |
| 2003 | 38,723 | +317 | +0.83% |
| 2002 | 38,406 | +3,970 | +11.53% |
| 2001 | 34,436 | +2,468 | +7.72% |
| 2000 | 31,968 | +1,317 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 30,651 | — | — |
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.
