Nurses and midwives, total in India in 2024 — 3,939,435 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 75. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 165.9%.
2005–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.94M | +117,872 | +3.08% |
| 2023 | 3.82M | +207,566 | +5.74% |
| 2022 | 3.61M | +99,624 | +2.83% |
| 2021 | 3.51M | +250,740 | +7.68% |
| 2020 | 3.26M | — | — |
| 2018 | 2.34M | −630,171 | −21.24% |
| 2017 | 2.97M | +88,193 | +3.06% |
| 2016 | 2.88M | +99,940 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.78M | +156,261 | +5.96% |
| 2014 | 2.62M | — | — |
| 2012 | 2.34M | +219,574 | +10.33% |
| 2011 | 2.12M | +229,199 | +12.09% |
| 2010 | 1.9M | +192,913 | +11.33% |
| 2009 | 1.7M | +50,394 | +3.05% |
| 2008 | 1.65M | +79,798 | +5.08% |
| 2007 | 1.57M | +63,167 | +4.19% |
| 2006 | 1.51M | +27,926 | +1.89% |
| 2005 | 1.48M | — | — |
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.
